Member of the National Democratic Party (NPP)’s communications team, Lawrence Kwesi Antwi, has conveyed his dissatisfaction with the resignation of Eastwood Anaba and Duncan Williams from the National Cathedral Board.
In his view, these two individuals are exceptional spiritual leaders who should have remained steadfast in overseeing the operations of the National Cathedral at every stage.
Consequently, choosing to resign because of gov’t failure to appoint an independent accounting firm to conduct a comprehensive audit is equivalent to forsaking the divine mission.
“If you want to probe into accountability and you haven’t been able to achieve that purpose, why do you abandon it. You are fighting for God, ” Mr Lawrence Kwesi Antwi told the media.
Founder and General Overseer of United Denominations of Action Chapel Churches Worldwide, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, and President of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, tendered their resignations from the Board of Trustees overseeing the construction of the National Cathedral.
In a collaborative statement issued by Archbishop Duncan-Williams and Rev. Anaba, they have expounded that their decision to resign is a result of the government’s failure to engage an independent auditing firm for a comprehensive examination of all public funds directed towards the National Cathedral project.
Back on January 23, this year, the two religious leaders had urged for the immediate suspension of the project, along with the initiation of a financial audit.
At that time, they underscored that their call was prompted by the numerous controversies associated with the venture.
They believed that the suspension would have created an avenue for transparency and accountability to be delivered to the Ghanaian populace.
In a memorandum submitted to the Board of Trustees, they had requested an impartial audit of the project’s financial outlays.
In their most recent joint statement, the clergy members assert that their request has received limited attention, prompting them to take the decision to step down from the project’s board.
“We, therefore, regret that as a matter of conscience and faith, we hereby submit to you our resignation from the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral. We honourably assure you, as we assured the Board of Trustees in January 2023 with the submission of our Resolution, that our action in no way impugns the vision or intent of The National Cathedral, but rather ensures that it is advanced and built on a foundation of integrity, efficiency and quality while garnering and maintaining public trust and support,” a part of their statement read.