Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, has revealed that the total cost incurred for the hole at the site of the National Cathedral project now stands at $97 million.
According to Felix Kwakye, documents reveal Ghana owes the contractor an additional $39 million for the National Cathedral, raising the total project cost to $97 million, far above the widely cited $58 million..
The National Cathedral was the brainchild of former President Nana Akufo-Addo as a national Christian worship centre and a symbol of Ghana’s religious heritage to thank God for ensuring his victory in election 2016 and 2020 elections.
The National Cathedral project was initiated in 2017 but was mired in controversy due to its high cost, the source of funding, and allegations of embezzlement of funds by its Board of Trustees.
It faced widespread criticism over the handling of its finances and execution, with several allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption surfacing throughout its development.
Also, the government has announced firm steps to dissolve the Board of Trustees overseeing the controversial National Cathedral project.
Meanwhile, the Mahama government also denied claims of plans to convert the National Cathedral Site into a Cultural Convention Centre.
Speaking to journalists at a press briefing on Friday, Kwakye Ofosu stated, “President Mahama has not taken any such decision. What it is, is that the 24-hour Secretariat received a proposal from an entity regarding what they believe the Secretariat can be used for.
“But no such decision has been taken by President Mahama on the subject,” Mr Kwakye Ofosu
Board of Directors of the National Cathedral
The Board of Directors of the National Cathedral of Ghana has insisted that the Cathedral project has not been abandoned.
The board dismissed reports claiming that the state-allocated site for the National Cathedral project is being repurposed into a Cultural Convention Centre.
According to the board, no government agency has officially communicated any change in the project’s purpose.
On Wednesday, July 9, in a statement issued by the Executive Director of the National Cathedral, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, stated, “The National Cathedral project has not been abandoned, nor has there been any official decision to convert the site into a Cultural Convention Centre”.
“The site remains legally held by the National Cathedral of Ghana, incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, with all architectural and design plans tailored specifically for its current religious and cultural vision.”
“The Board remains fully committed to the vision of the National Cathedral,” Dr. Opoku-Mensah concluded, “not only as a national place of worship and unity for the Christian community, but also as an interfaith and cultural space for all Ghanaians.”
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The total cost incurred for the hole at the site of the National Cathedral project now stands at $97 million.
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