Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, a political scientist, has claimed that given Ghana's current economic circumstances, a National Cathedral is not necessary at this time.

“At this time we don’t need it,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday December 24.

He further indicated that the financing mechanism for the project was not transparent enough.

He said “Initially, we thought the churches were going to finance but later we were made to know that the state was involved.”

“Utmost transparency, we missed that,” he stressed.

Parliament did not approve the controversial GHS80 million that was earmarked for construction of the National Cathedral.

To that end, the amount has been channeled into Communication and Road sectors.

Earlier, the Ranking Member on the joint committee of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, on Tuesday, December 20 dedicated a Minority voting decision to reject the budget estimates for the building of the National Cathedral as captured in the 2023 budget statement to Ghanaians.

He said the decision was a victory to all Ghanaians as previous allocations to the project were not properly accounted for.

Eleven Minority MPs as against 10 Majority MPs, therefore, voted to reject the GH¢80-million allocation for the continuation of the project.

Commenting on this development, Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said “Government compelled to withdraw and reallocate the obnoxious and dubious GHS80million for President Akufo-Addo’s Cathedral to the Roads and Communications sectors.

“We won this battle for God and the suffering masses. Thank you all for your unflinching support.”