The latest report by International news agency Aljazeera has described the construction of the National Cathedral project being undertaken by President Nana Akufo-Addo as ‘The most reckless decision … in the history of this country’.
Portions of the report filed by Kent Mensah read: ‘About 700 metres (765 yards) from Ghana’s Parliament sits one of the world’s most controversial craters, a hole surrounded by weeds into which $58m has already been sunk for the building of an interdenominational national cathedral’.
‘I made a pledge to almighty God that He was gracious enough to grant my party, the NPP, and I victory in the 2016 elections after two unsuccessful attempts, so I will help build a cathedral to his glory and honour’, President Nana Akufo-Addo said at the sod-cutting ceremony in 2020.
He added ‘The interdenominational national cathedral will help unify the Christian community and thereby help promote national unity and social cohesion’.
‘But construction of the president’s pet project, due to cover 3.5 hectares (9 acres) of prime Accra real estate, has stalled since June due to lack of funds. If it weren’t for the cranes and artistic impressions of the project surrounding the construction zone, it could pass for an abandoned illegal mining site’, Aljazeera stated.
According to the news agency, ‘The president saw the cathedral as a way to unite these believers, but instead, it has split them into two major groups: those who want to see the church built to upgrade Ghana’s state infrastructure and those who see it as a waste of state resources, given the country’s economic state.
Funding for the national cathedral has been shrouded in secrecy, but last year, the secretariat in charge of the project said the cost, initially estimated at $100m, has now quadrupled due to inflation
But critics and the opposition accuse the government of using the project to milk state coffers in the name of religion, and some see the state-backed construction as a misplaced priority’.Read full report via this link( Click HERE). SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
