The project’s contractor, Sinkare, has stated that at least GH2 million will be invested in the construction of the contentious artificial turf at Tumu, in the Upper West region.
The 100 by 120 foot pitch alone will cost 1.1 million cedis, he informed Francis Abban, host of Morning Starr on Starr 103.5 FM.
According to Mr. Sinkare, the remaining funds would be used for ancillary work and floodlights.
After Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, cut the sod on October 11, 2022, there has been a fuss made about the project’s expense.
The average cost of astroturfs has been between 300,000 and 600,000 Ghana cedis, according to the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC).
Some Ghanaians on social media reacted to the cost of the Tumu astroturf project questioning why government will splurge GH¢2 million to construct an artificial pitch.
In July 2022, government revealed that it constructed 30 astroturfs at a total cost of GH¢40,779,395.79.
However, a report by PIAC also quoted that the cost of the astroturfs amounted to GH¢8,188,000 million, a massive variance of GHS32,591,395.44.