Franklin Cudjoe, the President of IMANI Africa, has told Pastor Mensa Otabil, the Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), that Ghanaians never wanted to build a National Cathedral.
According to Franklin Cudjoe, Akufo-Addo told Archbishop Duncan-Williams that he saw angels in an apparent apparition, and to tell God that if he won the elections, he would build a church in His honour, with his own money and donations.
In a post on X, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “My dear friend, Pastor Otabil, first, it is not correct that “Ghana wanted to build a Cathedral”. Please, our former president is reported to have told Archbishop Duncan-Williams that he saw angels in an apparent apparition, and he told them to tell God that if he won the elections, he would build a church in His honour, with his own money and donations.
All we heard and witnessed was that his fugitive finance minister surreptitiously dipped his hands into our coffers and started putting up the unholy edifice. Now, he sank our $98 million into a hole and left office.
Please, others are building things through honest hard work, not stealing from poor citizens”.
His comments follow Pastor Mensa Otabil, the Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC criticising what he describes as political divisions over Ghana’s stalled $97m National Cathedral project.
According to Mensa Otabil, Ghanaians are so small-minded and allow politics to just crush their thinking.
He argued that the project, which was intended to serve as a significant Christian landmark, should have received broader support rather than political divisions.
Pastor Mensa Otabil added that Christians should support efforts to build projects “massively to the glory of God”, adding that some Christians had also spoken against the cathedral.
Speaking in a viral video, Pastor Mensa Otabil stated, “Ghana wanted to build a national cathedral, and Christians beat it up with their own mouths. Others are building things all over.
We are so small-minded, so small-minded, that we allow politics to blind us. We allow politics to just crush our thinking. We need to build [the National Cathedral] massively to the glory of God”
In related news, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has revealed that embattled former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta authorised all National Cathedral payments.
According to Dr Dominic Ayine, Ken Ofori-Atta authorised all National Cathedral payments, including the $47 million paid to internationally acclaimed architect and designer David Adjaye.
The Attorney General made this known while speaking to Bola Ray on StarrChat.
He was quoted as saying, “All National Cathedral payments, including the $47 million paid to the architect, were authorised by Ken Ofori-Atta”.
Also, President John Mahama has once again promised that anyone found to have embezzled state funds in the $97 million used to dig the pit for the National Cathedral will be prosecuted.
Speaking during a sod-cutting ceremony for the Sunayi-Atronie-Achrensua project on Sunday, December 21, 2025, President Mahama stated that the investigations into the National Cathedral have not been abandoned.
President Mahama, at the sod-cutting, stated, “The $97 million used to dig the pit for the National Cathedral will be thoroughly scrutinised. We have requested the Auditor-General to conduct a forensic audit to expose any wrongdoing.
Anyone found to have embezzled state funds will face the law, so we have not abandoned the matter; investigations are ongoing.”
See the post below:
My dear friend, Pastor Otabil, first, it is not correct that "Ghana wanted to build a Cathedral". Please, our former president is reported to have told Archbishop Duncan-Williams that he saw angels in an apparent apparition, and he told them to tell God that if he won the… pic.twitter.com/3iQqXKgb4L
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) August 10, 2026
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