The government has announced the decision to dissolve the Board of Trustees overseeing the National Cathedral project.
The decision to dissolve the board has become necessary after an audit uncovered serious financial and governance irregularities in an independent audit report by Deloitte and Touche.
Addressing a press conference held at the Jubilee House on Friday, July 18, 2025, Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu indicated that President John Mahama has already dissolved the National Cathedral Secretariat, effective May 1, 2025, and legal measures are now being pursued to formally dissolve the Board of Trustees.
“These findings rock the very foundation of the project and the work of the Secretariat,” Kwakye Ofosu stated.
According to him, the contents of the audit revealed disturbing issues ranging from unsupported expenditures, procurement breaches, and discrepancies in contract values to questionable payments involving international contractors and consultants.
It has emerged from the audit that total payments and commitments related to the project stand at $97 million, far exceeding earlier public estimates. Of this, $39 million remains outstanding to the contractor, despite work having stalled at the site for years.
The minister stated that while the Deloitte audit exposes “deep cracks”, it does not cover the full scope of the secretariat’s operations or the entire project.
He has therefore announced that the auditor general has been tasked with conducting a forensic audit to further probe the project and uncover any additional improprieties.
Additionally, the Attorney General is working on terminating the project’s contract to halt further financial losses to the state.
“After the forensic audit, decisive action will be taken regarding any impropriety determined and the future of the project itself,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
