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13 Jan

Nkrumah Memorial Park Records 200,000 Monthly Visitors

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The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial and Mausoleum Park (KNMMP) has recorded a surge in patronage, welcoming about 200,000 visitors every month since its reopening in July 2023. This remarkable achievement follows an extensive rehabilitation project funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the government. Edward Quao, acting Director of the park, highlighted the progress during a visit to the site by a delegation from the World Bank, led by its President for Western and Central Africa – Ousmane Diagana. According to Mr. Quao, the park’s transformation has significantly boosted its appeal to both domestic and international tourists. “Before 2019, the…

12 Jul

Entry Fee For Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Increased By 500%, Here’s Why

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The entry fees for the renovated Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park have increased by about 500 percent from the old rate across board for the general public, the diaspora, and foreigners. The development comes after the park was recently commissioned by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and later closed down for a few days. But as of July 11, 2023, the $3.5 million renovated park is officially open to tourists. To gain entry into the premises, non-Ghanaian adults will have to pay GH¢100 while Ghanaian adults will pay GH¢25. The fee for school children is now pegged GH¢5 from an earlier GH¢1 charge. For tertiary…

11 Jul

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park To Officially Open To Tourists

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The long-awaited reopening of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) to the general public has been announced for Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This development was confirmed in a press release by Edward Quao, the Acting Director of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. According to the release, the park had been temporarily closed to facilitate preparations for its commercial operation. The closure period lasted from midnight on Friday, July 7, 2023, until the official reopening on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. "We wish all visitors a pleasant and enriching experience," the statement expressed, welcoming the public back to the park. Situated on the outskirts of Accra…

05 Jul

President Akufo-Addo Re-Opens Refurbished Gh¢30 Million Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 4th July 2023, commissioned the renovated and modernised Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a year after he cut the sod for the commencement of work on the project. The Park, which was built in 1991 and opened to the public in 1992, in the time of the 1st President of the 4th Republic, His Excellency the late Jerry John Rawlings, had not seen any renovation since then, resulting in significant deterioration of the edifice. It is for this reason that President Akufo-Addo instructed the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture,…

03 Jul

President Akufo-Addo To Commission Redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

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The redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park which costs about $3.5 million will be commissioned on July 4, 2023, by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is a monument of historic significance in Ghana. It was dedicated to the memory of the country’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It also serves as the resting place for the mortal remains of the first President and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah. The park is located on the coast of Accra, on the former British colonial Polo Grounds, where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana as an independent nation. After many…

17 Apr

US$3 Million Reconstructed Nkrumah Mausoleum Opens In June

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The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has said rehabilitation and modernisation work on the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will be finalised and opened to the general public by end of the second quarter this year. Renovating the facility, popularly known as Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, is expected to transform it into a world-class tourism park. Tourism minister Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal told the B&FT that more than 90 percent of rehabilitation work has been completed. “By end of June the mausoleum, which had been abandoned for a long time, will be fully renovated and commissioned,” Dr. Awal said. The park, according to the minister, is expected…