A member and secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, has provided an estimate of the funds required to complete the facility amidst reported funding challenges leading to project delays.
In a March 7, 2024 interview on Onua FM, Kusi Boateng emphasized the importance of considering the advantages that the completed National Cathedral would bring to the nation.
He stated, “If we could raise an amount of US$200 million to US$250 million, the National Cathedral will be completed. Let’s look at the advantages the Cathedral will bring to Ghana and its financial benefits. As a nation, God has blessed us, we need to come together and thank Him.”
He added that comparatively, the project would be less expensive than a similar one in the United States, pointing out that Ghana’s edifice will also boast of more attractive facilities.
Comparatively, he highlighted that the project’s cost would be less than a similar one in the United States while featuring more attractive facilities.
Kusi Boateng pointed out, “Washington Museum in construction cost US$600 million but after the completion of the Cathedral, Ghana shall have a Bible museum of Africa that will in terms of space, content and technology be higher than the American Museum that cost them US$600 million.
“All costs together our Cathedral, Biblical Museum, Biblical Gardens is just around $300 million, and ours is bigger than the American Bible Museum that costs $600 million.
Furthermore, Kusi Boateng dismissed claims made by Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who has raised concerns about the project’s legality and alleged corruption.
Ablakwa has been vocal about demanding accountability for the use of public resources in the cathedral project, citing issues related to corporate governance breaches, financial impropriety, and identity fraud within the project’s Board of Trustees.
“If you look in-depth into the data, you realise that although US$300 million is money but compared to the US$600 million, we’ve done well,” he stressed