According to Ofori-Atta, the National Cathedral has grown to be a contentious issue

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the issue of the building of the National Cathedral has become an inflammatory topic in the country.

Ofori-Atta said the government will find a way to ensure that the National Cathedral is built.

“The National Cathedral has become an inflammatory topic…I believe in authenticity of spirituality in what we do but that’s me personally and we need to find a way to make sure that the cathedral gets built…”

“… outside of the government, we shall find a way to get around that,” the minister said in an interview with George Wiafe on the PM Express Business Edition on Joy News.

Meanwhile, the Christian Council of Ghana has urged the government to handover the construction of the National Cathedral to the church.

The general secretary of the Christian Council Rev Cyril Fayose argues this will avoid the unnecessary politicisation of the project.

Speaking in an interview with Asaase News, Fayose said the church is better positioned to manage and complete the national project.

“My understanding from the beginning is that it was the responsibility of the church to build this cathedral, except that along the line all things came into play, and we realised government was pumping a lot of money into it.

“My candid opinion at this point is that we should revert to the original idea of the churches building the house of God, I think we should revert to that idea and leave out the state,” he said.

“If it is a church project, it is not affected by changes in government,” he said. “So, we can take as long as possible to build this cathedral, and I believe the church in Ghana is so strong that we can build this cathedral.”