Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has noted that when voted into power in the December 7 elections, he would build a second National Theatre in Kumasi.

In a video shared by GHOne TV on November 12, 2024, Mahama indicated that the Kumasi theatre is in a poor state, hence his decision to build a new one because it is part of their campaign manifesto.

"Since the Chinese built the national film theatre during the Rawlings administration, there has not been a major facelift, so you can clearly see that the place is in a poor state. Even when people want to make use of the place, the poor stature of the film theatre makes it difficult for them,” he said.

Mahama further described Kumasi as the centre of arts and culture in Ghana.

"If you look at our 2020 manifesto we promised to build a theatre when voted into power. And we included it in our 2024 manifesto as well because Kumasi is the centre of our arts and culture in this country," he added.