Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the National Cathedral has the potential to generate millions of dollars in cash for the country.
As a result, he has emphasised the importance of Ghanaians viewing the project as a vehicle for economic prosperity.
He explained that once completed, the cathedral project has the potential to generate millions of dollars in revenue and must be viewed as an economic endeavour as well.
Mr. Ofori-Atta made the statements while addressing the Ghana Tourism Investment Summit 2023. He stated that the National Cathedral can construct a solid infrastructure for economic growth.
He added that the government is dedicated to transforming the tourism and arts industry, as they have a significant economic impact on the country.
“This whole issue about the National Cathedral, in my mind, is the third leg of this triangle because how do you build a society in which you are clear in defining who you are politically? How do you build a society in which the economic engine is growing, and how do you contain that within the spiritual realm that ensures stability in the ages to come? And so, even as we look at something like the National Cathedral that has economic benefits beyond what we see, both in Israel and the Hajj, they realize about $6 billion to $8 billion a year and in Africa, we have some 600 million people who are Christians and so imagine Ghana as the new Jerusalem. It will be a different reality.”
“We are looking at increasing Ghana’s international tourist arrivals, and so the Ghanaian economy is going to continue to significantly depend on tourism and the creative sectors to provide literally two out of the ten jobs that will be created going into the future.”
By: Rashid Obodai Provencal/Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana