![Construction has stalled on the Ghana National Cathedral in Accra due to lack of money [File: Nipah Dennis/Al Jazeera]](https://tigpost.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/National-Cathedral-project.jpg "National Cathedral project")
The TUC General Secretary, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, has asked the government to stop wasting money on projects like the National Cathedral.
He made the request while speaking during the May Day celebration parade being held at Bolgatanga.
The TUC asserts that the government should redirect monies from discretionary spending to more productive endeavors in order to create jobs and revenue in order to alleviate the current economic depression.
He suggested that it would serve the country better if the national cathedral project was converted from a cathedral to a national hospital instead.
“We have to change the situation ourselves as Ghanaians. We believe strongly that government can lead us out of this crisis, and the government can do so by cutting expenditure on non-essentials including the need to stop spending our hard-earned revenue on a national cathedral.”
“The president has always said he wants to create another Notre Dame in Ghana so we can attract a lot of visitors but we disagree. In fact, comrades, it will be better to convert the project into a national hospital,” he said.
He further reiterated calls for the government to reduce its size to save costs.
“Mr. President you can also reduce the size of your government. Ghana has too many ministers and deputy ministers.”
Government spent ¢142 million on National Cathedral project in 2021 – Auditor-General’s report.
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, claims that the National Cathedral project will cost over GH¢1 billion.
This year’s May Day celebration is on the theme; “Protecting incomes and pensions in an era of economic crisis: Our responsibility.”