Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has said Ghana’s National Cathedral was not built because Christians are not serious.
According to Duncan-Williams, the failure of the Akufo-Addo government to complete the National Cathedral project was because Christians failed to demonstrate the commitment required to see it through and not because of corruption.
He argued that the stalled project was left uncompleted because of corruption but largely because Christians were not serious.
Speaking in a sermon to his congregation in a video shared on social media, Duncan-Williams stated, “The National Cathedral was not built, not because of corruption. I was right there. It was because we Christians are not serious”.
“We are a bunch of selfish, greedy people. It’s all about us. We don’t think about the kingdom,” he stated.
Archbishop Duncan Williams in the video questioned the level of commitment among Christians towards supporting projects that he said would benefit the church and future generations.
The man of God stressed that Christians must be more concerned about posterity and the advancement of the kingdom rather than focusing solely on their personal interests urged Christians to reflect on their contributions to the church before criticising others.
Duncan Williams, during his sermon, also criticised what he described as the unwillingness of some Christians to support people in need, mainly single mothers, widows and families struggling to pay school fees and rent.
In related news, Kwaku Sintim-Misa, popularly known as KSM, a Ghanaian satirist and talk show host, has said the National Cathedral project is the most significant policy blunder since Ghana’s independence.
According to KSM, why is Ghana considering returning to the infamous, notorious cathedral? arguing that the cathedral is one of the most senseless ideas that Ghanaians have had.
Kwaku Sintim-Misa stated, “But that statement, dear Honourable Ayariga, that was the dumbest thing to have come out of the mouth of somebody who is coming up as a new minister to take charge”.
“You’re going to go back to this infamous, notorious cathedral. This cathedral, which is one of the most senseless ideas that we Ghanaians have said, we’re going to pawn money, what, $19 million, whatever, into building a cathedral.
“A cathedral which, in our intelligence, decided that we’ll import a stone from Israel… And this, for some people, it is one of the most intelligent decisions ever made. For me, it is one of the dumbest, most painful [decisions],” he said.
KSM highlighted that while a government can make a national policy commitment, the National Cathedral originated from a personal pledge made by former President Nana Akufo-Addo, adding that such a pledge should not have resulted in government resources being used to finance the project.
KSM added, “And then your administration comes to power, and so he had to use the money from the government to build a cathedral. It is wrong. We all know how useless it is. National Cathedral, it is the most significant policy blunder since Ghana’s independence, in my view.
“When you look at our needs versus our demands, there is a poor country. You have to build schools, and you have to build a hospital,” he noted.
The Satirist and talk show host also questioned the role of the Christian Council of Ghana in discussions about reviving the project.
He argued that the Christian community should be more concerned about whether the project and the manner in which it was pursued reflect Christian values.
“If the Christian Council will not be happy with the fact that the cathedral has been shoved to the will of affections, then overview the Christian Council, then I tell you that you Christians, you don’t know the teachings of Christ.
“You don’t know the teachings of Christ. Because if you know and understand the teachings of your Christ that you worship or the God that you worship, this is all unnecessary to the highest point,” he stated.
KSM further argued that a project intended to be a house for God should be pursued with integrity and transparency.
“You know, so to build a house for God, you would think that it has been approached with such a degree of righteousness,” he said.
“So be very correct because we are building a house for God. We better stay in the right lane and do something for God. No! On the contrary, there’s so much looting and so much shady,” he added.
Watch the video below:
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams resigned from the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana due to a lack of transparency and the government's failure to appoint an independent accounting firm to audit public funds used for the project. pic.twitter.com/XlgXrASxBE
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