Hassan Tampuli is a former Deputy Minister of Transport
Former Deputy Minister of Transport and current Member of Parliament of Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has publicly mocked President John Dramani Mahama’s move to cut sod for the new Hajj Village, calling it an attempt to claim credit for a project already in progress as initiated by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
The MP also shared images of the construction site, showing visible progress on the project, further fueling skepticism over the necessity of Mahama’s sod-cutting ceremony.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Tampuli questioned the rationale behind the event, confirming that the project was initiated in 2024 by then Minister of Transport, Kweku Asiamah, in collaboration with the Ghana Airport Company and the Hajj Board.
“Did I hear President John Mahama is going to cut sod for a new Hajj Village in Accra tomorrow (Friday)? This project has been going on since last year, and it’s the initiative of the former Minister for Transport, Hon. Kweku Asiamah, with Ghana Airport Company Limited and the Hajj Board as the implementing bodies,” Tampuli wrote.
This comes in the wake of a poster that surfaced on social media announcing President Mahama’s plan to cut sod for the same project.
The project, a multi-purpose new Hajj Village, located behind the current Hajj Village and opposite Action Chapel on the Spintex Road, commenced in 2024 under the leadership of former Minister of Transport, Kweku Asiamah, with the Ghana Airport Company and the Hajj Board serving as the implementing bodies.
The announcement, shared by the newly-created Hajj Task Force on its official Facebook page, has left many questioning the motive behind the event.
The development has triggered a storm of reactions, particularly among social media users familiar with the progress of the Hajj Village project.
They believe this indicates the project is already well underway and does not require any fresh sod-cutting ceremony of any sort.
Below are pictures of the project showing its present state:
