Reverend Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, has called on the government to reconsider its role in financing the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana. He emphasized the importance of meaningful contributions from Christian faithful and churches to the significant religious project, suggesting that public funds should not be used for its construction.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News, Rev. Opuni-Frimpong pointed out a significant decline in the initial enthusiasm surrounding the project. He noted that the initial plan was for churches in Ghana to build the Cathedral, with the government facilitating the process and providing seed money. However, recent disclosures indicated that it was the government that was primarily funding the project.
Rev. Opuni-Frimpong’s plea is for the government to allow churches to take the lead in building the Cathedral, ensuring that the project is a genuine offering to God, not financed by taxpayers’ money.
In recent developments related to the project, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Rev. Eastwood Anaba resigned from the Board of Trustees overseeing the National Cathedral construction. Their resignation was prompted by the government’s failure to appoint an independent accounting firm to audit all public funds contributed to the project.
Source: GhanaWeb