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25th October 2023 5:40:33 PM
3 mins readBy: Chris Kodo

Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson aka Bulldog popular artist manager and entertainment pundit, has invoked the biblical passage Luke 14:28-30 to deliver a message to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo regarding the controversial National Cathedral project. Bullgod speaking on UTV's United Showbiz programme on October 23, 2023, expressed his displeasure with the government's decision to use public funds and lands for the construction of a cathedral that he claimed was a personal promise by the president to God and this referred to this bible text to hammer is point.
"Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn’t first sit down and figure the cost so you’ll know if you can complete it? If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you’re going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you: ‘He started something he couldn’t finish,'" he read, quoting from The Message Bible.
He drew a parallel between the biblical wisdom and the National Cathedral project, highlighting that Akufo-Addo had promised to undertake this monumental project in service to God.
Bulldog, in turn, had also made promises to four individuals named Sika, Nhyira, Adom, and Aseda, whom he referred to as his children. He emphasized his commitment to fulfill these promises with his own resources."Akufo-Addo promised God that he would do something for him. I have also promised four people that I would do something for them. They are called Sika, Nhyira, Adom and Aseda. They are my children. I have promised them something. So if I have promised my children that I would do something for them, I would have to use my own money to do that," he said.
Bulldog dispelled any notions that Akufo-Addo lacked the financial means to support the project. He pointed out the affluence of the President's family lineage and stated that Akufo-Addo was not without resources. Bulldog's central question was whether, given his promise to God, Akufo-Addo should not personally acquire the land for the National Cathedral project.
"Nana Akufo-Addo is not someone who does not have money. Even when you look at his father's level throughout his family and even up to himself, they are very rich. So my question is this: If you have promised God that you would do something for him, buy your own land. Buy your own land. Akufo-Addo does not own any land in Ghana. It is owned by the people. Nana Akufo-Addo would not be where he is if we did not decide that he should be there. So Nana Akufo-Addo as a person and not a president, says he as a person wants to do something for God, he should buy his land. So if you have promised God that you would do something for him, use your own money, "Bullgod submitted.
He challenged the notion that the National Cathedral had become a national issue without proper consultation. Bulldog suggested that if this were the case, a referendum should have been conducted to gauge the collective will of the people."Someone said this is now a national issue. If it is a national issue, then there is something called a referendum. At which point did we have that referendum to all agree that now we want to turn this national matter into a personal matter? Or is it being forced on us?"
Responding to the belief that God's hand was guiding the construction of the cathedral, Bulldog concurred, stating that God's intervention might be to prevent His name from being tarnished. He suggested that God might have chosen to halt the project to avoid potential controversies."One of you also said God's hand is in the building of the cathedral. I agree. His hand is on it in that he does not want his name to be ruined. He does not want a situation where there will be talks against his name. And so he has destroyed the project. God himself has destroyed the project. Thank you, Lord," he noted.
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