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It doesn't make sense to use $400m to build national cathedral when Ghana is struggling – Mahama

  Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Headlines It doesnt make sense to use $400m to build national cathedral when Ghana is struggling  – Mahama
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President John Dramani Mahama has voiced strong concerns over the ongoing National Cathedral project, criticizing its $400 million price tag as unjustifiable given Ghana’s current economic hardships.

Speaking at a Christian National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), President Mahama called for a reevaluation of the project’s approach and funding. He urged stakeholders to find alternative ways to achieve the vision of a national monument without burdening the public purse.

“The National Cathedral project must be achieved at a reasonable cost,” he stated. “In the current circumstances that Ghana is going through, it makes no sense to achieve such a project a whooping sum of $400 million dollars. On the future of the project, the National 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.”

President Mahama contrasted Ghana’s National Cathedral project with Nigeria’s National Ecumenical Center in Abuja, emphasizing the cost disparity. “I am informed that the National Ecumenical Center in Abuja, which is used by all Christian faiths in Nigeria, was built for $30 million. This is a fraction of the proposed budget for our cathedral,” he noted.

Originally proposed during former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, the National Cathedral was envisioned as a monumental Christian worship center. However, it has been marred by funding challenges, delays, and public criticism.

Critics argue that using state funds for the project contradicts the principles of secular governance and the separation of religion from state affairs. President Mahama’s remarks echo these sentiments, emphasizing the need for a more fiscally responsible and inclusive approach.

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