A number one member of the nationwide communications staff of the opposition New Patriotic Celebration (NPP), Ellen Daaku, has known as on the ruling Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what she describes as unwarranted assaults over the Nationwide Cathedral challenge.
In keeping with her, the NDC’s failure to subject an apology to the previous president for its persistent and harsh criticism will appeal to curses.
Talking in an interview on Motion TV, Ellen Daaku recalled how the NDC closely criticised the Akufo-Addo administration over the controversial Nationwide Cathedral challenge, significantly within the run-up to the overall elections.
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We have been right here after they vilified the Nationwide Cathedral challenge, although it had the backing of the Chief Imam, clergy, and church buildings throughout the nation. The NDC accused pastors, together with Reverend Kusi Boateng, of misusing funds meant for the challenge.
She additional acknowledged that former President Akufo-Addo has been vindicated by an audit carried out by Deloitte Ghana.
She added:
Right now, Deloitte has revealed that the funds are intact, and all funds made are supported by receipts, particularly these regarding Okudzeto Ablakwa’s claims. The NDC now realises there was no corruption concerned and are in search of to repurpose the challenge right into a Nationwide Cultural Centre beneath the 24-hour economic system initiative.
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Ellen Daaku reiterated her demand for an official apology from the NDC, issuing a stern warning:
The NDC, led by former President John Mahama, should render an unqualified apology to President Akufo-Addo. In the event that they fail to take action, I’ll mobilise folks to embark on dry fasting and invoke curses on anybody who dares to intervene with the challenge.
President Akufo-Addo minimize the sod for the development of the Nationwide Cathedral in March 2017 as a private pledge to God in gratitude for his ascension to the presidency.
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Nationwide Cathedral
The $450 million challenge, located on a 3.5-hectare (9-acre) website close to Parliament Home, was designed to incorporate a 5,000-seat auditorium, chapels, a baptistery, a music corridor, a Bible museum, and an artwork gallery. Initially scheduled for commissioning on sixth March 2024, the challenge has encountered vital delays and been affected by allegations of mismanagement and corruption.
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Regardless of the reported expenditure of $58 million, the challenge made little tangible progress by the top of the Akufo-Addo administration.
In the meantime, beneath the SH0W24 initiative, the present authorities is reportedly exploring the choice of reworking the unfinished construction right into a venue for world cultural and inventive occasions, in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat.
