Former Minister for Sports and Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has expressed worry about the government’s incessant decision to put up a National Cathedral.
He says it’s a good decision but a misplaced priority and a cost unnecessary to the nation.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' program, he explained that the government's refusal to adhere to wise counsel and abandon the decision to put up a National Cathedral is worrying.
According to him there are pressing issues needed to be dealt with, like the Ayawaso West Wuogon violence report, Ahmed Suale's death, and others.
"Ghanaians don't need a cathedral now."
"If he thinks he is building the cathedral to bribe God, he should note that it will be a curse for him," he added.
Work has begun on clearing the site for Ghana’s “National Cathedral”, which the government is promoting as a way of unifying the west African country.
According to reports in the local press, the country’s Passport Office and houses occupied by 14 Courts of Appeal judges in Accra are being demolished and relocated to create a 70,000 sq m plot for the project.
The cathedral, which would be sited next to the Ghanaian parliament building in the center of the capital, was proposed by the government in March 2017 as part of the celebration of Ghana’s 60th anniversary of independence.
Efforts to raise finance began in 2018. President Nana Akufo-Addo said at the time: “The cathedral will address the missing link in our nation’s architecture by providing a Church of national purpose."
“It will be an interdenominational house of worship and prayer, as well as serve as the venue for formal state occasions of a religious nature, such as presidential inaugurations, state funerals, and national thanksgiving services,” President Akufo-Addo said.
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These people still talk?
God bless you for spending our hard earned foreign currency recklessly in Brazil. One day you will account for it.
Another lazy NDC man with lazy thinking. Very surprised to hear this from Afriyie Ankra. These guys go to London, Dubai and USA and pay a lot of money just to see Buckingham Palace, Washington Cathedral, Westminster Abbey etc. They forget the money and jobs that such buildings create for our hotels, taxi drivers and leisure industry in Ghana because of cheap politics. Now when people travel to Cape Coast to Elimina Castle and Cape Coast Castle and spend real money and not stolen Black Stars bonus in Brazil, Afriyie Ankra hates it. These guys want to come back and rule Ghana and this would not happen again. They let everybody in Ghana down with lazy thinking and cheap politics.
how many coconuts u bought at Brazil? and what was the cost.
Charlie politicians get stubborn heart ooo. herh like ibi be anka i go make quiet like i no dey sef.
The criminal now has got a mouth,if you see the Cathedral cost in our budget sue the government.Stop your childish talk,you now have mansions at Trassaco valley so you think NDC will come to power so that you amass wealth dubiously. Daawa konko.
When the Turkish government decided to put up a multi million dollar mosque for Muslims at Kanda,I didn't hear anyone make a sound, why didn't you tell them to use the money to develop Nima and its environs from a slum to a modern neighborhood. You people are just hypocrites
Elvis, what is not misplaced priority for you NDC. FREE SHS?, NABCO?, PLANTING FOR FOOD & JOBS? 1D1F?, what at all is not misplaced priority for you NDC PEOPLE.
I am just asking a question oooooo, If the Cathedral is to serve as the venue for formal state occasions of a religious nature, such as presidential inaugurations, state funerals, and national thanksgiving services,” how wd President know that his body wd enjoy it since the Cathedral wd be completed after 2 or 3 years? .
Another rotten egg character in NDC .Exceptional CRIMINAL UPON CRIMINAL has the ghats to say that building a cathedral will be a curse but stealing from the poor people of Ghana is a blessing to Afriyie Ankrah and his family. He will live to regret for such a nasty comment .Infact Characters like Afriyie Ankrah will dwindling the fortunes of NDC God will first curse his entire family for stealing from Ghana coffers