Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has refused reports indicating that construction work on the National Cathedral project has resumed.

Last week, there were reports that construction has resumed on the National Cathedral after a pause prompted by financial difficulties, board resignations, and other challenges.

For months, work on the project stalled due to lack of funds. But a video recently shared on GHOneTV showed renewed construction progress, with the foundation of the cathedral now covered.

But in a social media post on January 31, Mr Ablakwa noted that "recent claims by government propagandists that work has resumed on Akufo-Addo’s scandalous US$450million cathedral are absolutely false."

He indicated that latest drone footage captured a few minutes ago by SOA Oversight confirms that the "world’s most expensive pit remains abandoned."

The drone footage was captured on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Conceived in 2017 and officially unveiled by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2018, the National Cathedral is an ambitious project with a 5,000-seat capacity.

The cathedral is designed to feature chapels, a baptistery, a music school, an art gallery, and a Bible museum. The initiative aims to create a lasting legacy for Ghana as it marks its 60th anniversary.

The construction of the National Cathedral is receiving financial support from the state, with collaboration from the Christian community. As of November 2022, the Finance Ministry disclosed that an amount of GH¢339,003,064.86 has been released for the project.

Additionally, GH¢113,040,654.86 has been paid to the consulting firm, Messers Sir David Adjaye and Associates, responsible for the cathedral's construction. This information was provided to the parliamentary Adhoc Committee in response to a request for the total government expenditure on the National Cathedral.