
President Mahama makes reference to finishing the National Cathedral without using public monies.

The contentious National Cathedral project, which was plagued by controversy during the previous administration, will be reevaluated by President John Mahama’s administration.
Mr. Mahama claims that his administration will assess the project’s overall cost and look for money to build it.
“This project needs to be finished at a fair price. It makes no sense to embark on such a project at an absurd $400 million given the current situation Ghana is in. I’ve been told that the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, which caters to all Nigerian Christian groups, was constructed for $30 million. Together, we can acquire the required finances, and I think we can complete this project at a far more affordable cost,” he stated.
Speaking at his inaugural National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service in Accra on Sunday, January 12, the president said the site would also be re-examined if his government chose to move forward with the project.
“Rethinking this project could potentially involve altering the site that was selected for it,” he stated.
“On the future of the project, the Cathedral, I believe that all of us, as Christians, must forge a consensus on how to achieve this project without recourse to public funds,” Mr. Mahama added, underscoring the fact that state funding would not be utilised for the project.
President Akufo-Addo began building the Cathedral in order to keep a vow he says he made to God prior to winning the 2016 election.
Despite his assurances to Ghanaians that public funds would not be used for its development, it was later revealed that the state, acting through then-Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, had done so.
Delays in the completion of the structure, which is situated in the centre of Accra, were caused by additional setbacks to the project when certain men of faith who served on the Board of Trustees were accused of unethical behaviour.
In the midst of the disputes, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) looked into the situation and suggested that the Auditor-General carry out a forensic audit to identify the issues and, if required, bring charges against individuals found to be at fault.