There has been a lot of controversies on the building of the National Cathedral, and one of them is about the “insane” amount of money been blown on the project.
The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has questioned the use of resources by the National Cathedral Secretariat which are meant for the cathedral project.
According to the MP, there has been poor financing by the Secretariat which brings concern about the projected 2024 deadline of the project.
The MP revealed that “the Secretariat raised about GHS794,990.01 from a fundraiser event in the USA then decided to host 2 Bible Museum of Africa symposia at Kempinski in Accra which cost them GHS790,845.27.”
“In simpler terms, the Secretariat’s Kempinski expenditure is virtually everything raised from its US fundraiser, leaving only a measly GHS4,144.74 for actual construction,” he posted on Twitter.
The project of the National Cathedral has delayed since March 2022 after the lack of payment of the contractors.
The government also tried to raise some funds from the public but failed after the minority in parliament fought against it.