A member of the National Cathedral project's Board of Trustees, Reverend Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, is emphasizing the necessity for government clarity regarding its role in constructing the National Cathedral.

He argues that this transparency is vital to address public concerns and reduce distrust in the project.

The issue of government funding and oversight of the cathedral has caused confusion, with the government stating that it is facilitating the project, while board members suggest otherwise.

The recent resignation of two board members, Archbishop Duncan Williams and Reverend Eastwood Anaba, due to a perceived lack of transparency, has further highlighted these concerns.

Dr. Opuni Frimpong stresses the importance of the government openly declaring its position on the cathedral's construction, as discussions and communications with government representatives have left uncertainties.

“This is an issue that we may need somebody from the government to just come out and publicly state that position.

“During the parliament discourse and a series of conversations with some government communicators and others, sometimes they don't give you assurance. And I have wished that somebody will reecho that position and therefore how much of the facilitation or the seed money and then must let the Christians in this country know that this cathedral, its responsibility is the church and not the government. So we will need a clear statement from an official source,” he said.

Dr. Opuni-Frimpong also emphasized that the original idea was for the government to provide seed money, allowing the church to take the lead in building the cathedral.

He continued, nevertheless, that the current situation is unclear and raises questions about who is ultimately accountable.

“At the initial stages, they made it clear to us that the vision of having a national cathedral is the president’s vision but the churches in Ghana are going to build, the government will facilitate the roses and give seed money. That time those of us in office now started explaining that this is our responsibility.

“We started saying that the churches will even start going outside Accra other places for funds because we were convinced that we are building this cathedral. At the moment, I am not sure who is building the cathedral. While you want me to believe that this is still the church building, others will also hold the view that this is the government's. We will need to streamline this public opinion about the cathedral.

"Statements have been thrown here and there, and you don't know whether it's the government building the cathedral or it's the Christians in Ghana building the cathedral," he added.

“At the initial stages, they made it clear to us that the vision of having a national cathedral is the president’s vision but the churches in Ghana are going to build, the government will facilitate the roses and give seed money. That time those of us in office now started explaining that this is our responsibility.

“We started saying that the churches will even start going outside Accra other places for funds because we were convinced that we are building this cathedral. At the moment, I am not sure who is building the cathedral. While you want me to believe that this is still the church building, others will also hold the view that this is the government's. We will need to streamline this public opinion about the cathedral.

"Statements have been thrown here and there, and you don't know whether it's the government building the cathedral or it's the Christians in Ghana building the cathedral," he added.