President John Mahama has underscored his long-standing commitment to supporting Christian infrastructure, revealing that he has facilitated the construction of 10 rural temples for the Assemblies of God Church across the country.
Speaking on Tuesday, November 18, during a courtesy call by the Christian Council at the Presidency, Mr Mahama said, “I am a Christian and I believe that building a house where we can worship God is a good thing. I was one of the chief fundraisers for my own Assemblies of God church building, where I worship at Ring Road. And I built 10 rural temples in 10 villages for the Assemblies of God Church. Of course, I solicited support from other people, and we built them.”
He affirmed that his faith has consistently guided his contributions to church development, noting that, as a Christian, he would not oppose national efforts to build major religious facilities, including the controversial National Cathedral project.
However, he stressed that the previous administration ought to have engaged the wider public before embarking on such a high-profile initiative, arguing that broad consultation would have strengthened national consensus.
“And so, I do believe in building an interdenominational place where we can worship, but it must be done in consultation with all of us. All of us must decide on how we want to do it, what the scope is and how much it should cost,” he told the clergy society.
The National Cathedral of Ghana is a proposed interdenominational Christian cathedral to be located in Accra, Ghana.
Announced during former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s tenure, the project was conceived as a national place of worship and civic monument to mark Ghana’s post-independence identity.
Initial public communications cited a project cost in the order of US$100 million when the scheme was widely publicised.
Construction progressed only to preparatory works and site clearance; by late 2022 and into 2024, the project had been effectively paused amid public scrutiny, cost escalations and calls for audits.
In late 2024, CHRAJ recommended a forensic audit and possible prosecution; the Board published a response citing a Deloitte statutory audit (to 31 December 2020) with no adverse findings and signalled readiness to resume, subject to resolution of governance issues.
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