Nana Addo to Commission National Cathedral on 6th March, 2024?

Is it true Nana Addo will Commission the National Cathedral on 6th March 2024?

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Ghana’s National Cathedral is to be commissioned for use on March 6, 2024, by President Nana Akufo Addo per official records by the government.

This data is verifiable from Wikipedia as well. Per the information on Wikipedia, ” The design for the cathedral was unveiled by the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in March 2018. It is set to be commissioned on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, according to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta.”

The sad reality is that the construction of the National Cathedral has been halted for many months following controversies of financial indiscipline, bloated project costs, conflict of interest, and corruption leveled against the project.

It has been nearly 6 years since the start of the project, and nothing good or near the dream can be seen on the parcel of land where the edifice is located.

With less than 24 hours until the commissioning of Ghana’s National Cathedral, the religious edifice is yet to rise above the foundation level.

Between the dream and reality lie the troubles of Ghana, which have negatively affected the National Cathedral dream.

The opposition NDC and the general public have described the project as the most expensive hole in the world. As of January 1st, 2024, the National Cathedral is projected to cost over GH¢1bn.

The National Cathedral project, according to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament for North Tongu, will cost more than GH¢1 billion, rather than the $400 million that the government had originally estimated.

The anticipated cost of the National Cathedral’s construction, including compensations, demolition, tax exemptions, consultation, and other necessary items, is GH¢1 billion, according to the legislator.

The project has also been described as a misplaced priority at a time when the Ghanaian economy was struggling, the government deemed it more prudent to sink its hard-earned finances into a project that was not urgent and necessary.

In an interview with Citi News in January 2024, Mr. Ablakwa expressed his dismay over the project’s use of taxpayer funds. Not only did he say that GH₵339,003,064.86 million was stolen from the Consolidated Fund, but he also said that taxes are being spent inappropriately. With all the tax exemptions, compensation, destruction, and contract escalations still to be accounted for, I predict that billions will be spent. Now tell me what’s happening. “The government’s budgeted $400 million is grossly inadequate; the project will actually cost over GH₵1 billion,” the lawmaker stressed.

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The reality is that Ghana’s National Cathedral cannot be commissioned on March 6, 2024, because it has yet to reach 20% completion and has been halted for several months.

The possibility of President Nana Addo completing and commissioning Ghana’s National Cathedral during his time as president of the Republic is far out of reach.

Ghanaians are looking forward to the commissioning of the National Cathedral on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, or a bold statement on it and the way forward by President Nana Akufu Addo during his speech as Ghana marks 67 years of independence and nationhood.

It would be suicidal for the president not to mention the national cathedral in his address to the nation on the day it was supposed to be commissioned.

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Will President Nana Addo commission the National Cathedral on 6th March 2024?

It does not look like it since the project has been grounded to a halt due to the controversies and financial mismanagement issues leveled against it.

Source: Ghanaeducation.org