President John Dramani Mahama has revealed the National Cathedral Project must be completed at a reasonable cost.
According to John Mahama, Nigeria built their National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, which serves all Christian denominations in Nigeria at a cost of $30 million.
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 corruption and financial mismanagement.
