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“I will attempt the Impossible in 2014”
GHANA PROPOSES FIRST EVER SKY STADIUM
Super Actress Nadia Buari Says
Proposed Black Stars Sky Stadium in Kumasi
By Lucky LANRE-OJO
T
he queue at the gate of the Ghanaian High Commission in Ottawa was particularly long this dull winter morning. Kofi Yaw, staff of the High Commission was spotted handling Visa Forms to applicants, most of whom are of Asian and Caucasian stocks. These Forms are to be completed and submitted at the entrance with an application
fee of $100. The applicants wore a weary look from the biting effects of a depressed economy and an inclement weather condition. Winter, this year, has been very harsh. The temperature had dropped below minus 40 in most cities and heaps of unremoved snow had paralysed economic activities. Early in the year, government had had to raise income tax and cut down on workers’ wages due to the prevailing ail-
ing economy.
Economic Prosperity On the other side of the Atlantic, the scenario was different. The Ghanaian government in Accra had announced its plan to construct the first ever Sky Stadium in Kumasi. This Billion-Dollar project is to be completed within six months, as part of preparations to host the next World Cup Soccer Tournament in 2018. Ghana has recorded a
boom in the mining of Gold this year. The economy has soared, with an all time low inflation rate of less than two percent. By the same token, the Nigerian leader was quoted on CNN as saying that his only problem now is how to spend the stupendous wealth accruing from the country’s Oil windfall. Aside from huge revenue from oil and gas, the second largest bitumen decontinued on p(9)
B
orn in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, I am the Daughter of Alhaji and Hajia Sidiku Buari. My father is a very huge figure in the Industry of Art in Ghana, holding several positions including that of being the president of the Musicians Union of Ghana. His leaderships extend beyond the boundaries of Ghana into the international world where he holds very key positions such as the Vice President of International Federation of Musicians. Also as a successful
producer, director, musician and actor, his influence in my life is obvious and evident in my present career as an actress. My mother who is a beautician on the other hand has been the secret behind my outlooks since childhood. As the first child of the family, I have always pushed to desire the accomplishment of Herculean task, a tendency that makes me an inspiration to both my siblings and friends and continued on p(6)