

The unfavorable event that befell our nation on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, was the collapse of the five-story Achimota Melcom Shopping Center, which left numerous people injured and caused property damage. The cascading effects of this catastrophe are difficult to put into words.
As a conflict over who owned the building threatens to shadow the accident, at least nine people have been confirmed dead and 69 others have been rescued from the wreckage of a building that collapsed in Accra.
It was alleged that the structure, which housed Melcom’s retail store, lacked the necessary structural integrity and the appropriate permissions.
Paul Yandoh, the Ashanti Regional Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating health condition of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako,…
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