The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, says claims that the Cathedral was registered as a private entity are false.
In a statement, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah clarified that the facility is a non-profit organisation owned by the state.
“Since the sole member is a government agency, the National Cathedral of Ghana is a State-owned non-profit-making organisation. Any income generated and income and property acquired by the National Cathedral are thus required to be reinvested and used for promoting its non-profit activities.”
The statement comes after the Member of Parliament Okudzeto Ablakwa had alleged that some documents in his possession had shown that the Cathedral had been registered in the name of a private individual.
But Mr. Mensah stressed the claims are false and that the National Cathedral was not registered as a private entity.
He explained that the project was registered as a limited guarantee company with its sponsoring agency as the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, based on the Attorney General’s advice.
“The National Cathedral of is a State-owned company limited by guarantee since its sole corporate member is the Ghana Museums Board. The incorporation of the National Cathedral of Ghana, as a private company owned by the State, with the Museum and Monument’s Board as its sole corporate member, reflect and affirm the National Cathedral’s character as a National Monument, and hence a public project,” the statement said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana