“Belly-Full” Christian Council Wants Petroleum Heritage Fund To Be Diverted To National Cathedral

Even as Ghanaians groan under rapidly increasing increases in petroleum prices, the gang of clerics at the Christian Council of Ghana are asking the Akufo Addo administration to divert the Heritage Fund to build President Akufo Addo’s self-aggrandisement National Cathedral.

The Heritage Fund is a percentage of Ghana’s revenue accruing from its crude oil resources for the future generation of the country, but the Christian Council wants it blown immediately on the contentious National Cathedral which is a grandiose personal pet project of President Akufo Addo to allegedly thank his god for allowing him to win the 2016 presidential elections.

The General Secretary of the Christian Council, Dr. Cyril Fayose, says if possible, the government should take some money from the heritage fund to sponsor the construction of the national cathedral.

According to him, he is convinced the project was of national importance and could prove profitable for the country.

“In fact I had attended a meeting of the national cathedral where matters were explained to us about the importance of the cathedral for the development of the nation and also for tourism purposes and so on,” he told Accra-based Joy News.

In a belated wish, Dr. Fayose said he wished the Akufo Addo administration was transparent with its dealings around the National Cathedral.

“So it’s not bad if the government supports the project, but they must let the public know; it shouldn’t be done under the carpet,” he said.