The 2020 presidential candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews popularly called Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has criticised the ruling New Patriotic Party for channelling resources into building a National Cathedral while Ghanaians are wallowing in poverty.
He lamented the economic hardships that Ghanaians are facing and called on authorities to shift their focus to providing viable employment opportunities to the youth.
According to the man of God, leaders who prioritize a National Cathedral over their citizens at a time of great suffering are weak in their minds.
In his view, the leaders are disconnected from the conditions and needs of their citizens and are living in history.
Speaking on Angel FM’s mid-morning show dubbed Y’adwumanie with Ohemaa Woyeje, Osofo Kyiri Abosom queried that “the minds of our leaders, starting from President Akufo-Addo to those down there, are weak… [In] this current age, do you [President Akufo-Addo] have to go and build a cathedral for the nation? Are you serious?”
The Founder of Life Assembly Worship Church disclosed that churches are collapsing because people have become ‘enlightened’ and seen the deceit of supposed Men of God. He prayed for many more to collapse so that people become free.
His comments follow government’s decision to release an amount of GH₵25 million to the National Cathedral Secretariat as additional seed money for the construction of the National Cathedral.
The government’s resolve was met with massive public outcry with majority of Ghanaians feeling that those funds could have been used for more pressing needs such as fixing Accra’s perennial floods.
Among those opposing the government’s decision is Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who said “considering the current debilitating economic crisis, why is the Akufo-Addo government releasing a colossal GH₵25 million for the National Cathedral project?”
The $350 million project will have an auditorium of 5,000-seater capacity which will be expanded to a 15,000-seater capacity for national events as well as chapels and a baptistery.
