Monies spent on national cathedral could have completed some Agenda 111 Hospitals – Dominic Ayine
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has criticised expenditure on the construction of the National Cathedral, arguing that the resources committed to the project could have been used to complete some of the stalled hospitals under the former government’s Agenda 111 programme.
Dr Ayine made the remarks on Thursday, August 13, 2026, during the district-level launch of the Free Primary Health Care programme in the Bolga East Constituency of the Upper East Region.
Addressing the gathering, the Attorney General questioned the manner in which the National Cathedral project was initiated and implemented, particularly the amount of public resources committed to it.
He said a report prepared by audit and consulting firm PwC on the National Cathedral was presented to him on Friday, August 7, and indicated that the funds spent on the project could have been channelled into other pressing national priorities.
According to Dr Ayine, some of the resources could have helped complete hospitals under Agenda 111, the healthcare infrastructure initiative introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration to provide hospitals in districts without adequate medical facilities.
“The PwC report on the National Cathedral was presented to me last Friday. The monies spent on the National Cathedral from that report could have been used to complete some Agenda 111 Hospitals,” he said.
He added: “You don't build a house of God in the manner in which they went about it.”
The National Cathedral was initiated under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a major religious and national landmark. The project has, however, faced considerable public scrutiny over its financing, expenditure and progress.
Its development has also generated debate over the prioritisation of public funds amid Ghana’s economic challenges and competing demands for investment in sectors such as healthcare, education and infrastructure.
Dr Ayine used the launch of the Free Primary Health Care programme to emphasise the importance of directing public resources towards improving access to essential healthcare services, particularly for vulnerable communities.