President Nana Addo has pledged too use funds raised for the National Cathedral construction with transparency and trust.
The president said the government will be accountable to the public concerning funds for the construction of the National Cathedral.
Nana Addo stated this when addressing the symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar at the Christ the King Church in Accra.
He urged the Christian community not only in Ghana but Africa and beyond to participate in raising funds to construct the cathedral.
Nana Addo further said that in history of all great cathedrals around the world, there has never been what can be called an appropriate time to build a cathedral.
Sharing his statement;
The National Cathedral in Washington DC took eighty-three (83) years to complete; it took one hundred and fifty (150) years to build St Peters Basilica in Rome, and it took one hundred and eighty-two (182) years to finish the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Indeed, the reigning medieval monarchs of the time made significant contributions towards the construction of Notre Dame in Paris, and in the case of the Basilica, construction began and was completed during the era of the Papacy’s greatest temporal power, again in medieval times.
I am hoping that the Christian community in Ghana, Africa, and abroad will rise to the challenge and join in the fundraising for the construction of the National Cathedral. I do not envisage that this project will take a century to complete like the great historical cathedrals of the world. Technology has transformed building methods dramatically, and I am certain that, if the Christian community accepts the challenge, we shall construct this cathedral and quickly. Once completed, its value will be obvious to all
The president stressed the funds collected for the cathedral project will be treated with sacred trust;
I give my personal undertaking that the funds raised for the building of the National Cathedral will be treated with the sacred trust that they deserve, with transparency and accountability. Eminent Clergy, I pray that you have fruitful discussions and you conference is successful. We look forward to hearing the results of your deliberations. And, let me, again, remind those of you who are visitors to make time to visit our beautiful country.
