Government spends Gh¢121,443 to renovate flagstaff House

Accra , July 11, GNA - Government has between 2009 and 2011 spent some GH¢121,443.71 on renovation works on the Flagstaff House, Ghana's Presidential Palace, a move intended to shore up the structural integrity of the sprawling national asset.

This was revealed on Wednesday on the floor of Parliament by Water Resources, Works and Housing Minister, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, when asked by the MP for Binduri, Stephen Yakubu, on what renovation works had been done on the edifice since 2009 and how much that had cost the nation.

Giving a breakdown of the cost of the renovation, the Minister said fumigation of the facility within the period under review (2009-2011) cost government an amount Gh¢48,956.99, whilst the sum of GH¢41,554.57 was expended on the maintenance and repair of the edifice's central air condition system.

He said an amount of GH¢26,291.15 was incurred in the maintenance and servicing of generators and minor renovation works on electrical fittings, with the supply and installation of two airconditioners and re-routing of server room costing an additional Gh¢4,641.00.

The Flagstaff House previously served as the residence and office of the President of Ghana, it was reconstructed and inaugurated with the name Golden Jubilee House in November 2008 when construction was nearly complete.

The facility is currently occupied by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, after fire gutted its high-rise offices within the ministries in 2010.

GNA