Tourism Minister prioritises unfinished cultural centres over promised Kumasi theatre
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie has said that the government will prioritise completing existing cultural facilities before starting a new National Theatre in Kumasi.
The Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has prioritized finishing existing cultural centers before commencing a new National Theatre in Kumasi. During the Government Accountability Series on Monday, August 10th, 2026, she visited Ashanti Region's cultural facilities and suggested that the government focus on completing what has already been started.
The cabinet has agreed with her proposal, ensuring that uncompleted projects from previous governments are finished before initiating the National Theatre project. This decision comes after Kumasi-based broadcaster Austine Woode criticized the government for not addressing concerns about the construction of a second National Theatre in Kumasi, which was promised in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) manifesto during the 2024 elections.
Despite this, the Centre for National Culture in Kumasi, known as Dwabrem, has been on the government's renovation list for years, and a foundation for an amphitheatre was laid by the previous administration.
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