Malik Basintale, the Deputy National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has claimed the Overseer of the stalled National Cathedral Project, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah receives GHC21,000 from government every month.
Malik Basintale made this claimed when he appeared in TV3 New Day Show he said, “the National Cathedral project was suspended in 2022, in that same month the Board of trustees those who were left including the general overseer Dr. Paul Opoku Mensah said, they were working free of charge for the people of this country, and that they were not taking allowances, they were not taking salaries it was a bare face lie”.
The NDC deputy communication further stated, “This is from his bank, Absa, at the Tamale branch. Every month, the government pays him GHC21,000. He earns salary for nothing, yet he is the general overseer, the controller has stated as work done for the hole, so the owner of the hole is being paid GHC21,000”.
The construction of the Cathedral has ignited debates across various sectors in Ghana, Member of Parliament for North Tongo, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has also accused the government of underreporting the amount spent on the project so far.
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According to @malik_basintale, The National Cathedral Project’s overseer, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, is allegedly still paid GHC 21,000 a month.#TV3NewDay pic.twitter.com/tX3r46JIUv
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) September 25, 2024
