Former President, John Dramani Mahama has asked that the public funding of the national cathedral be halted.
In a Facebook post, Mr. Mahama said he agreed with most Ghanaians who believe that the project cannot constitute the top priority of the government at this moment.
According to the 2020 NDC flagbearer, the national cathedral project should be subjected to a value-for-money audit in order to open the way for believers who wish to contribute to its construction to do so.
“The public funding of the national cathedral, particularly at this time, must stop. Being a Christian myself, and deeply appreciative of the centrality of God in nation building, I agree with most Ghanaians who believe that the project cannot constitute a top priority of government at this moment, warranting further injection of scarce public funds.”
“Because of the non-transparency of the processes and procurements associated with the project, I believe that the cathedral project should be subjected to a value for money audit in other to open the way for believers who wish to contribute to its construction to do so,” Mahama posted on Facebook.
But in September 2022, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reiterated his commitment to the building of the National Cathedral.
Speaking during a thanksgiving service at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Graceland Teshie Nungua in Accra on Sunday [September 11, 2022], President Akufo-Addo said the national cathedral project was something dear to his government, stressing that it will be built by all means to the glory and honour of God.
President Akufo-Addo had joined the family and friends of Joseph Siaw Agyepong, founder and chairman of Zoomlion at his late father’s thanksgiving service.
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