Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Rev. Eastwood Anaba, leaders of prominent churches, have stepped down from their roles on the Board overseeing the building of Ghana’s National Cathedral.
They quit because the government didn’t hire an unbiased accounting firm to check how all the public money for the National Cathedral was used. This was mentioned in a statement they released on Tuesday, October 17.
Despite our prayers and hopes, we’re disappointed that an important audit, crucial for restoring public trust in this significant project, hasn’t been carried out, at least as far as we know. Since January 2023, we’ve been waiting for news about the audit but haven’t heard anything.
As a matter of conscience and faith, we’re sadly resigning from the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral. Back in January 2023, we urged for a halt in the construction of the National Cathedral until an audit was conducted.
In a letter to the Board, we also mentioned that the current economic situation in Ghana makes it impossible to finish the project on time. This is why we suggested postponing it until the country’s economic situation improves.
The two clergymen pointed out that because of Ghana’s current economic situation, it’s hard to finish the National Cathedral on time. They suggest that an independent and well-known accounting firm should be chosen by the Board of Trustees to check how all the public money for the National Cathedral was used.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo promised to build the cathedral if he won the 2016 elections, as a way to honor God. However, there have been claims of financial wrongdoing surrounding the project.
A lawmaker named Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has been accusing the project of corruption. He discovered that a nonprofit corporation called “National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc.” was registered in the U.S., which was different from what was registered in Ghana in 2019. Interestingly, the well-known Ministers of the Gospel who are Trustees in Ghana weren’t listed in the U.S. documents.
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