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Details of why Dag Heward-Mills resigned from the National Cathedral Board of Trustees

Information regarding the resignation of the founder and leader of the Lighthouse Chapel International, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills from the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project has emerged. According to citinewsroom.com report, the man of God resigned from the board due to many ignored concerns that were raised for years with …

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National Cathedral: Bright Simmons raises alarm over ‘mysterious’ $6m paid to consultant

The Senior Vice President of Imani Africa, Bight Simmons, has claimed that the government of Ghana paid a consultant to the National Cathedral project a total of $6million. According to him, it is unclear what has been done by this consultant, who he names as Cary Summers, to merit the …

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Like Sanballat and Tobias, some don’t share my view of the National Cathedral – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that his determination to complete the National Cathedral of Ghana remains undented despite calls by several Ghanaians for the project to be halted. Speaking at the centenary celebration of the Ga Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Accra on Sunday, December 18, 2022, …

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Ghanaians want you to put National Cathedral project on hold – Dormaahene to Akufo-Addo

Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu I, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to put the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana on hold. Dormaahene, who is the President of the Bono Regional House of Chief, said that the Cathedral project cannot be a priority of the government, given the difficulties …

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2023 budget: Parliament blocks approval of GH₵80m for National Cathedral

Parliament’s Trades and Industry Committee has suspended the approval process for an amount of GH₵80 million allocated for the construction of the National Cathedral. The allocation, was the first time an amount had been explicitly made in lieu of the project, with previous disbursements made out of the Contingency Fund. …

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Failure to build National Cathedral will be a disgrace to Ghana, Akufo-Addo – Okyenhene

Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has stated that Ghana and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be disgraced if the National Cathedral is not built. The facility sighted at a prime location in Accra has attracted public commentary in the wake …

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Government sued for GH¢120 million over demolition for National Cathedral construction

A real estate company, Waterstone Realty Realty has sued the Lands Commission of Ghana, demanding among other reliefs, an amount of GH¢120 million equivalent over the demolition of their properties. According to details of the writ shared by Member of Parliament North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the company is suing over buildings demolished …

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National Cathedral: You got it all confused – Ofori-Atta schools minority on Contingency Fund, Contingency Vote

Embattled Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has observed that the minority in parliament, who have filed a motion of censure against him on seven grounds, one of which is that he unconstitutionally withdrew money from the consolidated fund toward the construction of the national cathedral, seem confused over the processes he …

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Halt public funding; audit building of Nat. Cathedral – Mahama to Gov’t

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has called on the Government of Ghana to stop the public funding of the National Cathedral. He is of the belief that in these struggling times, the National Cathedral cannot still be a top priority of the government like the President has Communicated …

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Ghana needs national repentance not national cathedral – Dr Stephen Takyi

A senior lecturer at the Planning Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Stephen Takyi says what Ghana needs now in the midst of economic crisis national repentance not national cathedral is adding that we cannot build the nation with selfishness and hypocrisy.   “What …

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