![]() ![]() Most of the $58m spent so far has come from the national coffers, Ofori-Atta himself told parliament when it summoned him in November for a censure hearing.Ī month later, parliament blocked a budget allocation of $6.3m that the government had wanted to continue the project even as Ghana struggles to restructure its debt to qualify for a $3bn loan from the International Monetary Fund. He said most of the costs would be covered by donations and the government was providing only the land and an unspecified amount of “seed money for the preparatory phase”. ![]() ![]() While presenting the 2019 budget to parliament, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta promised the cathedral would not “put undue financial burdens on the state”. Rents, fuel and transport prices have risen, and about a quarter of the population live below the poverty line, according to the United Nations Development Programme and the Ghana Statistical Service.įunding for the national cathedral has been shrouded in secrecy, but last year, the secretariat in charge of the project said the cost, initially estimated at $100m, has now quadrupled due to inflation. The cost of living is high in the West African state with inflation hitting a record 54 percent in December, the highest in 21 years. Ghana, a major cocoa producer and leading exporter of gold, is facing its worst economic crisis in decades and has racked up a debt of $45bn by the end of November. The Ghana National Cathedral is the pet project of President Nana Akufo-Addo ‘Financial burden on the state’? The president saw the cathedral as a way to unite these believers, but instead, it has split them into two major groups: those who want to see the church built to upgrade Ghana’s state infrastructure and those who see it as a waste of state resources, given the country’s economic state. According to the Africa Oxford Initiative, Accra alone has about 10 churches per square kilometre. There are an estimated 10,000 churches nationwide, and open-air preaching is commonplace on public transport, at bus terminals and at road intersections. Like Akufo-Addo, two-thirds of Ghana’s estimated 30 million people are Christians even though it is an officially secular nation. If it weren’t for the cranes and artistic impressions of the project surrounding the construction zone, it could pass for an abandoned illegal mining site. “The interdenominational national cathedral will help unify the Christian community and thereby help promote national unity and social cohesion,” he said.īut construction of the president’s pet project, due to cover 3.5 hectares (9 acres) of prime Accra real estate, has stalled since June due to lack of funds. “I made a pledge to almighty God that He was gracious enough to grant my party, the NPP, and I victory in the 2016 elections after two unsuccessful attempts, so I will help build a cathedral to his glory and honour,” President Nana Akufo-Addo said at the sod-cutting ceremony in 2020. So I built a Facebook Group with this in mind that you’re welcome to join if you’d like, just click the image below.Accra, Ghana – About 700 metres (765 yards) from Ghana’s Parliament sits one of the world’s most controversial craters, a hole surrounded by weeds into which $58m has already been sunk for the building of an interdenominational national cathedral. It’s so much better to get feedback from fresh eyes. I know it’s easy to get overwhelmed when choosing colors, typefaces and layouts. ![]() I also want other women to comment, offer their feedback and share in the design process of all sorts of different elements like, Facebook Ads, Pins, Instagram posts, opt-in designs, blog designs, web designs, etc. I know I want to build a community where I can offer my feedback as a professional. Then I could learn and implement! So I have the who and the why, now I need the how. So naturally, I went out and found courses that could teach me about these areas of my business. However, I had no clue about using Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook for marketing or advertising. After years of working on it, I have no problem with design and web development. Not only do I identify with them as a business owner, I know what it’s like to struggle with parts of your business that you’re not particularly good at. I know I want to help women, specially moms, who are starting or already running a business. ![]()
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