The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on June 3, 2024, met with the clergy in Accra to discus on ways in which the church can help secure private sources to help government complete the National Cathedral.
Speaking at the Program the Vice President highlighted the importance of the project, stressing that the church has a major role to play to partner with the government to find avenues to secure private sources to help complete the project. He also expressed how important the project is to him and his contribution to the project.
“The question of the National Cathedral is a very important one, I have contributed to this construction personally. I believe its a very important thing for Ghana and I think as it stands now the church has to come together and meet the government so that we talk about the way forward.
The church must come together and let the government know the best way forward on how we can get private resources to help us complete the National Cathedral,” he suggested.
The Vice President was very confident that with collaborative effort the Project will be completed.
“Let us all sit back together and figure out the way forward on how to complete this Cathedral, I think if we all come together we will figure it out. I really believe so.” he added.
After the Vice President finished his speech, Founder of Parliament Chapel, Prophet Amoako Atta, spoke on behalf of the clergy calling for the support for the Vice President and thanked him. the clergy after the meeting gathered around the Vice President and prayed for him.
Background of the National Cathedral
The National Cathedral Project which is being constructed in the Greater Accra Region situated within 9 acres of newly landscaped gardens adjacent to Osu Cemetery which will house a series of chapels, a baptistery, a 5000-seat two-level auditorium has been a controversial topic since the design for the cathedral was unveiled by the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in March 2018.
After the completion of the project and its fully operational, it is estimated to raise an excess amount of $94 million in it first four years. The building will not only serve as a place of worship but for tourist attraction as well.
The commissioning of the project by the government was supposed to happen on March 4, 2024 but never happened. The project has stalled with the government saying there is lack of funds to complete the project and lots of backlash at the government from the public.
