Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said he thought Akufo-Addo pledged to God to construct a the National Cathedral was going to be constructed using private funds.
According to John Agyekum Kufuor, before he realised the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration had demolished the judges’ building, used state funds and still did not complete the project.
He, however, highlighted that the Akufo-Addo government started promising in 2016, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, the government performed poorly.
According to John Agyekum Kufuor, the Akufo-Addo government, after COVID, was doing things he did not understand.
He revealed that the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. Implemented policies without consulting him.
Speaking in an interview with Deloris Frimpong Manso, shared on X on December 6, 2025, former President Kufuor explained. “During the 2016 election, they rode on my achievements to win power, but after they came into government, things changed… They started very well, but when COVID-19 came, things began to shift. I will commend him for how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic, but afterwards, I didn’t understand many of the things they were doing.
Things like the bond market and the National Cathedral… They didn’t consult me. All I knew was that they were building it. I initially thought it was a private initiative, only to later realise they were using government resources. They even demolished the judges’ building for it, and yet they still couldn’t complete it. Also, with the PDS”, he said.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor further touched on the NPP defeat in the 2024 election, “In 2016, we won the election with a landslide victory. In the 2020 elections, there were tensions which led to a hung parliament; the president got a majority, but it was a reduced majority. Then four years later it should be that you cannot take the Ghanaian electorate for granted”.
He further advised the NPP to be united and true to themselves, adding that truth and transparency will help the party return to power.
“They should stay true to themselves. They may not all be friends, but since they are bonded by the party’s principles, when it comes to the work, we should present a united front. That is what Ghanaians want”, he added.
Meanwhile, David Adjaye, the internationally acclaimed architect and designer of the National Cathedral, has broken his silence regarding the stalled project.
According to Architect David Adjaye, the National Cathedral project is not dead, although he feels the John Mahama administration might just want to trash it.
He asserted that the Mahama administration wants to understand the National Cathedral project through a forensic examination, so it is just on pause.
Speaking during a podcast interview with renowned British journalist Tim Abrahams, David Adjaye detailed, “No, it’s not dead. It is funny. I keep thinking this administration might just want to trash it, but I think there was a lot of misunderstanding in the beginning. Because the process was private in a way — it was government, but it was private. So I think there’s a sense with this administration of really understanding what is going on. It may not be a priority, but it is certainly …
“It is definitely a national project. Love or hate it, there’s something about this project which activates a sense of urgency about the infrastructure that’s required,” he added.
David Adjaye added, “We know this administration is careful, making sure that they have done their forensic examination. So that they can say whether they think there were bad practices or good practices.
“So far, it has passed its tests, but we know they’re still carrying on with forensic testing. But in the meantime, it’s on pause. It is just on pause,” he reiterated.
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“They were not consulting me when making their decisions, I even thought the cathedral was going to be private funds not knowing they would use state funds”
— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) December 7, 2025
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