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| President John Dramani Mahama. |
President John Dramani Mahama has announced an
impending audit of the National Cathedral Project making it clear that spending
a whopping $400 million on such a project is not in the public interest.
According to President Mahama “… the current
circumstances that Ghana is going through, it makes no sense to achieve such a
project at a whopping sum of $400 million.”
Speaking at a National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service
in Accra, Mr. Mahama said the government will implement the Commission on Human
Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) recommendation to investigate the
possible misapplication of public funds on the project.
“Government is enjoined to follow this directive and
will soon activate such an investigation into the project,” he affirmed,
further signaling his administration's commitment to accountability and
transparency.
Building
Consensus for Future Projects.
Making it clear that the current development of the
National Cathedral will not continue under his administration, the President
urged the Christian community to forge a consensus on executing national
projects like the National Cathedral without resorting to public funds.
“On the future of the project, the Cathedral, I
believe that all of us as Christians must forge a consensus on how to achieve
such a project without recourse to public funds”, adding that any such
consideration must consider the project cost, privately financed and at a
different location.
Financial
Concerns and Comparisons.
“This project must be achieved at a reasonable cost in
the current circumstances that Ghana is going through. I am informed that the
National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, which is used by all Christian faiths in
Nigeria, was built at $30 million”, he noted.
President Mahama also suggested that Ghana could adopt
a more pragmatic and cost-effective approach to such initiatives, emphasizing
that “we can reach a more reasonable figure for achieving such a project, and
together we can raise the funding for it.”
Reconsideration
of Project Plans.
President Mahama further hinted that a reconsideration
of the National Cathedral Project might extend to the current location selected
for its construction, leaving room for future consultations among the Christian
community.
“Such a reconsideration of this project might even
include changing the current site that was chosen for the project. I leave the
rest to any such future consultation that we will have as the body of Christ,”
he concluded.
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