President John Dramani Mahama has stated with Ghana’s current situation it makes no sense to undertake a National Cathedral project at a sum of $400m.
According to John Mahama the National Cathedral project must be completed at a reasonable cost without recourse to public funds.
Speaking at a Christian National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), John Mahama quizzed the staggering $400m needed to complete the project as suggested by the out gone Akufo-Addo government.
President Mahama stated, “This project must be completed at a reasonable cost. Given the current circumstances Ghana is facing, it makes no sense to undertake such a project at a staggering sum of $400 million”.
“I am informed that the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, which serves all Christian denominations in Nigeria, was built at a cost of $30 million. I believe we can achieve this project at a much more reasonable figure, and together, we can raise the necessary funds,” he added.
John Mahama further added, “On the future of the project, the Cathedral, I believe that all of us, as Christians, must forge a consensus on how to achieve this project without recourse to public funds”.
President Mahama has also revealed plans to investigate the National Cathedral Project which has been clouded with allegations of corruptions and financial mismanagement.
