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20th October 2023 9:26:48 AM
3 mins readBy: Andy Ogbarmey-Tettey
Former National Democratic Congress Chairman for the Central Region, Allotey Jacobs, has added his voice to the conversation surrounding the resignations of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Founder and General Overseer of the United Denominations of Action Chapel Churches Worldwide, and Rev. Eastwood Anaba, President of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries, from their roles on the Board of Trustees for Ghana's National Cathedral project.
In his comments on these developments and other related controversies surrounding the cathedral, Allotey expressed his disappointment that instead of people rallying behind the president, they appear to be opposing his well-intentioned efforts to construct the cathedral.
Mr Allotey specifically mentioned North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who has been highly critical of the government's handling of the project, making allegations that question its integrity.
He expressed his bewilderment at the overwhelming negative sentiment surrounding the National Cathedral project and offered a specific caution to North-Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, for his vehement criticism of the initiative.
"It pains me that something to glorify our God, our only one true God, that we will build an establishment for all Ghanaians irrespective of our religion and churches can gather there has become a sin," he said.
"Even the temple that King Solomon built, it was a demon that supervised the construction of the temple of Solomon. Go to Israel and ask, they will tell him that the one who ensured the establishment of the temple was a demon that was commanded, instructed to supervise over the construction of the temple of Solomon," he added.
There is no mention in the Bible of a demon building a temple for Solomon, per reseach. The construction of Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, is described in the Bible in the books of 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles.
The temple was built by Solomon, with the assistance of skilled workers, under the guidance of the Lord, as a place of worship and the central sanctuary for the Israelites.
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his approval and appreciation for the recent resignations of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Reverend Eastwood Anaba from their positions on the Board of Trustees responsible for overseeing the construction of Ghana's National Cathedral.
Archbishop Duncan-Williams and Reverend Anaba released a joint statement explaining that their decision to resign from the Board of Trustees overseeing the construction of the National Cathedral was primarily driven by the government's failure to designate an independent accounting firm responsible for conducting an audit of all public funds contributed to the project.
Mr. Ablakwa in an interview with Citi News said that the resignations are a confirmation of all the ills he has been speaking about the project and calling for it to be stopped for an independent audit to be conducted.
“I want to commend highly the two revered clergymen. Some may say it is delayed, but I will say better later than never because they have covered themselves in glory with this resignation, and it is a clear confirmation of the things I have been talking about.”
“Look at how they say they have been frustrated within the board about getting the board to carry out an independent audit. If these folks have nothing to hide, why did they really prevent efforts by these respected clergymen to have an independent audit? We will have time in the coming days, for an independent parliamentary inquiry on this matter. Our motion has gone through, the Speaker approved it and the House has voted on it, and we are just waiting for the NPP side to send their membership, and we will have a full-blown inquiry and delve into the matters.”
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