Reset Agenda Demands a Mindset Revolution — Think Positive, Think Big, Think Ghana

Ghana’s National Anthem, starts with the wordings ‘God Bless our Homeland Ghana’. So Ghana’s Multipurpose National Cathedral Project is going to be for among others symbolizing spiritual gratitude for the blesses God really gave and is giving to Ghana. So, the Multipurpose National Cathedral Project is going to be for national nondenominational religious and other social activities including education. Thus without formal ties to traditional governing hierarchies of the Catholic, Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterian or Baptist, Pentecost etc.

Consequently, the National Cathedral besides as a Spiritual Center, for National Thanksgiving, State Burial, Presidential Inaugurations, a rich tourism site among others. Thus it also is going to be a Social, Economic tool for Social and National Cohesions hence nation building.

Thus besides the related benefits, the National Cathedral is going to signify that Ghanaians place God at the Center of Nation building, as such, the National Cathedral is going to demo the gratitude of Ghanaians, with true integrity by rightly linking/aligning the Nation’s prayer in the National Anthem to God. Since, it will serve as the Nation’s collective thanksgiving for Ghana’s rich natural resources and for the Nation’s peace and stability. Hence, a project for showing gratitude and for cost of public good. Hence it is priceless.

Consequently, the National Cathedral is going to be a tool for national unity due to the likelihood of it facilitating a comprehensive National and sometimes Private non-denominational Religious Services and social activities especially education for Public Good. Hence, it is going to host non-Christians as well.

So it is going to be the National Spiritual Center, where Christians, Muslims and others as participants for national thanksgiving, Remembrance Day ceremonies, hence special prayer or social services etc will collectively say the great one word AMEN to denote unison, after a prayer or good messages by nominated Imams and Pastors/Priests, So the State hence Christians, Muslims and others and not only the Christian’s community must own it, as a shared National Asset.

Since besides anchoring State or National Religious services like Thanksgiving, hosting of State Funerals, as a symbol of spiritual gratitude, it will demo that God gifted minerals has been used as a legacy project for promoting the tourism industry as well. Hence, it also going to be national consequential multi-24-hour economy and activities at one spot and the related areas (especially transporters) for all the local and international nationals/residents without exception.

This National Asset is therefore going to be a very important Reset Agenda tool for national unity and very good for promoting the Tourism industry, hence a source of revenue streams for the Nations and citizens in related businesses. These elements as stated when it is completed, will be possible since it is going to be made of four main structures or subprojects with ten distinct revenue streams. The four main structures are;

1. National Cathedral itself: To be made up of a large inter-non-denominational auditorium, for between 5,000 and 15,000 peoples. Alongside there is going to be ground ceremonial spaces with 1000-seater banquet hall.
2. Biblical Museum of Africa: A specialized facility to be dedicated to history by showcasing biblical history, artifacts and interactive galleries.
3. Biblical Gardens of Africa: Botanical and landscape gardens around biblical flora and reflective outdoor gardens spaces designed for education and prayer.
4. Commercial and supportive amenities: Multipurpose rental spaces, 350 seater biblical restaurants.

Thus, it is to be made of multipurpose projects with 10 specific revenue streams to raise 100 million dollars within the first five years. The projected revenue streams from tourism aspects are as follows:

1. Admission entry fees to the cathedral, with museum and gardens to attract a total rate of 10 to 15 US Dollars per foreign tourists with foreign visitors estimated at least 120,000 people per year, a total of 4 Dollars per head for domestic tourist adults, 2 Dollars per child for children between 10 years to 17 years.
2. Pre-opening memberships and ongoing members, the exact dues yet to be determined.
3. Event Spaces and Halls multipurpose rental spaces, a 1,000-seater banquet hall and Conference center. The exact rental fees, yet to be determined.
4. Dining facilities with biblical restaurants and dedicated café.
5. Catering event /catering services.
6. Rentals with one-site gift shops and souvenir outlets, rental fees yet to be determined.
7. Theater for performing arts and cultural events.
8. Special event for hosting national, international and private gatherings.
9. Online education digital learning programs and modules. Online merchandize (e –commerce) sales of branded items.

7. Banking facilities/Halls.
8. Others.

The above details speak of a very important national infrastructural asset with the capacity to provide the much talked about of 24-hour economy and social activities. Hence, it will have the potential to create over thousands jobs daily, direct and indirect, as well as with the capacity of creating payback revenue streams including related taxes along the value chain.

So, If something like the National Cathedral is worth doing for Public Good and for inducing 24-hour social and economic activities, then Ghana with the rich abundant natural resources gifted by God, should use part of God’s minerals capital for a godly tool that has the capacity to help in good character building. Among others, to inculcate and to induce positive and big thinking, respect for our leaders and elders mindsets and for building integrity and humbleness qualities for the Resetting Agenda.

The National Cathedral is going to be an Irresistible project in Ghana that can bring both Christians and Muslims hence the NPP and NDC, as the source of ruling administration in the Fourth Republic to come under one roof for one Ghana with a common destiny, to collectively pray for Ghana, hence for the Government and people of Ghana, the President of Ghana and his or her family, and spontaneously say the one word after prayers or good messages by Imam, Bishop, Pastors/Priest at the National Cathedral as AMEN.

So, completing the construction of the National Cathedral should be a national priority, since as stated, besides going to help to induce good Characters, it is going to be for physical embodiment of national unity, harmony, and spirituality, thus the nation’s ceremonial landmark, Ghana’s nondenominational place to gather to worship and celebrate in spiritual accord. As well as potential landmark project for 24-hour economy and social activities place and the Minerals Wealth’s Legacy.

The harm has been done to the buildings etc which were at the affected areas earmarked for this project, thus the horses have left the stable as such it is vacant, no turning back for the landmark project earmarked for the Site. So the best place for the National Cathedral is at this location in Accra, since it may attract transit foreign and local visitors both day and night times, who may wish to visit a place of interest, if time permits.

Failing to use the place for the original plan for a National Cathedral by the State, it should not be handed over to the Christian’s Community. Rather the place should be used to build an International Children Hospital/International General Mortuary thus provides a public good project, capable of providing real operations in 24hours, seven days a week (24/7) by both State/Official and Private Activities for public good.

So, if it is a bad project, then lets us stop the cacophony and be very honest and bold by marshaling both intestinal and testicular fortitude and institute actions to prosecute the former President, His Excellency Nana Addo. That is if he really committed a crime against the State, presumably a crime of willfully damaged national assets at the affected area and willfully cost financial loss to the State.

Otherwise, Ghana needs to initiate action now to convert it to an International Children Hospital/International Mortuary. The buck stops with a President of Ghana, to act decisively and decidedly with alacrity.

If the problem with the National Cathedral Project, is the possible both heavy human and vehicular traffic condition it may create, this can easily be properly managed by National Security Operation as usually done for national activities.

National Security Operations can say only special vehicles like Ayalolo Buses, or electric buses, electric cars and electric motors, electric bikes etc which DVLA is providing special number plates with blue strips, to be used as transportation assets to some areas or at some times especially at daytime, during national or very big religious program. All vehicles to the area in the night or ordinary days to be permissible.

A Reset Agenda is primarily about changing the narrative in Ghana, thus, it is also a tool for mindset revolution. So, among others the concept of Think Big, Think Positive, need for respect for leaders and elders which teaches at the Site will provide to change should be national priority. Otherwise the need for decided and decisive actions on the National Cathedral or converting the site for International Children Hospital etc as historical monument cannot be over emphasized.

The name National Cathedral denotes a National Asset for nondenominational services and not a Christian Asset to be handed over to the Christian Community for them to ask fellow Christians to contribute for its completion and own it.

It must be a collective asset of the Ghanaian, the owner of the minerals in Ghana, signifying his/her thanks to God for the massive natural resources, since the activities at there and its chain are going to be the benefits of the Nation, hence Muslims included. Note, the key to the Holy Church in Israel is kept by Arab Muslim, the Muslims in Israel see it as Scared place, most Israelis do see it so, so if the Ghana National Cathedral is completed the key to be kept by a Muslim to denote it is for God for all and not for only Christians.