Accra Intl. Conference Centre A Looming Death Trap . . . Needs Immediate Attention - Annoh-Dompreh 

The Accra International Conference Center ( AICC ) is becoming a death trap as underground concrete pillars holding the upper structure of the facility have developed serious cracks, showing signs of weakness

The Center ( AICC ) was built in 1991 under the PNDC government led by Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings to host the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ).

The problem about the Center became known to journalists when members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of Parliament went on an inspection tour of the facility today (Wednesday).

The Committee also inspected the ongoing work at the new site of the Passport Head Office and the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Engineer Mike Addo at the AICC said the building was renovated in 2014 and attributed the cracks on the basement pillars of the building to lack of maintenance and presence of water beneath the building.

The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of Parliament, Hon Frank Annoh-Dompreh expressed shock over the serious structural defects on the International Conference Center building and urged government to take immediate action on it.

He said the committee will adopt a bi-partisan approach to find permanent solution to the problem.

The MP for Jirapa and a Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Dr Francis Dakura described the structural defects on the International Conference Center building as a very worrying situation which requires urgent steps to be taken.

He said building a new conference center in addition to the AICC will not be out of place.