The Minority caucus in parliament is demanding a public parliamentary probe into the circumstances surrounding the demolition of the Bulgarian Embassy building in Ghana five years ago.
According to the Minority, a developer is currently building on the said land, although, documents available indicate that the Bulgarian Embassy has a legal lease that will expire in 2033.
The Minority said officials of the Embassy were sacked by land guards to allow for private development on the disputed land.
Speaking to the media in Parliament, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, noted that government must respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
“The Bulgaria Embassy in Ghana, this is unacceptable. And this can sever ties between Ghana and Bulgaria and its other foreign allies.
“We just do not want to believe that all this is happening under the watch of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. Former Foreign Minister and former Attorney General. They cannot respect the Vienna Convention on diplomacy? We are disappointed.”
The demolition has been condemned by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
In his critique, Mr. Ablakwa made reference to a similar demolition of some buildings at the Nigerian High Commission in 2020.
He said the government was currently footing the reconstruction of the Nigerian Embassy with taxpayers’ money.
