Global CEO of the HuD Group, Dr. Yaw Perbi, is calling for an audit on the amount spent so far on the National Cathedral project.

Since 2022, the National Cathedral project has been marred with a number of scandals. The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, hasbeen on a quest to uncover what he deems dishonesty at the National Cathedral Secretariat.

He alleges that around GH2.6 million was given to a business controlled by Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, a member of the cathedral’s board, without reasonable explanation.

Amidst the allegations, Mr Perbi has suggested that government should halt ongoing works on the project in order to give a vivid update to Ghanaians, as well as clear the air.

“If we decide to move forward after the audit, I suggest we give it time. If it is not Nana Akufo-Addo’s cathedral but Ghana’s, then let’s take our time to do it. We also need to be transparent. There is too much darkness surrounding the project. Let us also allow God’s people to build God’s church.”

“Lastly, we must be as passionate about our software as we are about the hardware bearing in mind that God does not just require the building but is interested in our values, behaviours, attitudes, and systems,” he added.

The National Cathedral project was launched by the Akufo-Addo-led administration in March 2017 as a concrete expression of the nation’s societal harmony, spirituality, and unity.

The $360 million interdenominational cathedral will have a 5,000-seat auditorium, chapels, and a baptistery. Its completion has been scheduled for March 2024,but currently, construction works have been suspended due to lack of funds.

Amid an economy deemed to be in crisis, some Ghanaians believe constructing a cathedral is not the optimal way to utilise the country’s scarce resources.

Despite the criticisms against the President, he has pledged to complete the construction of the building.