{"id":611290,"date":"2019-04-29T17:59:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n2019-04-29\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/56253"},"modified":"2019-04-29T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:59:39","slug":"kumasi-childrens-park-now-den-of-wee-smokers-sutherland-addy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/29\/kumasi-childrens-park-now-den-of-wee-smokers-sutherland-addy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumasi children\u2019s park now &#8216;den of wee smokers&#8217; \u2013 Sutherland-Addy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-29<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/56253865.295.jpg\" alt=\"Childrens Park\" title=\"Childrens Park\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kumasi Children\u2019s Park now serves as a hub for marijuana smokers and other illegal activities<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Professor Esi Sutherland-Addy, a daughter of the late renowned Ghanaian playwright Efua Sutherland, has bemoaned the sad state of recreational facilities for children in the country, indicating that the Kumasi Children\u2019s Park now serves as a hub for marijuana smokers and other illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>She said the park had several facilities including \u201ca library built by KNUST with bricks&#8230;It has become a den of wee smokers and stuff like that. I mean it is really sad\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The former Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Culture and Tourism expressed worry when she appeared as a guest on Class 91.3FM\u2019s Executive Breakfast Show.<\/p>\n<p>She told the host, Benjamin Akakpo, on Monday, 29 April 2019, that the habit of not maintaining good initiatives started by people who have passed on, was sad.<\/p>\n<p>The academician, writer, educationist and human rights activist also bemoaned the deplorable state of the Efua Sutherland Children\u2019s Park named after her mother.<\/p>\n<p>The park, located in the central part of the national capital, Accra is a recreational centre for children but has not seen any major renovation or upgrade for years.<\/p>\n<p>Though government-owned, it has become a pale shadow of its former glory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Efua Sutherland Children\u2019s Park has been an endangered place for many years,\u201d she lamented.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the park \u201cis in limbo although there are plans to develop it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it is not a happy story but one is hoping that this time the plans that have been made will be implemented,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 29 April 2019 Source: classfmonline.com 2019-04-29 Kumasi Children\u2019s Park now serves as a hub for marijuana smokers and other illegal activities Professor Esi Sutherland-Addy, a daughter of the late renowned Ghanaian playwright Efua Sutherland, has bemoaned the sad state of recreational facilities for children in the country, indicating that the Kumasi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":611291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-611290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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