{"id":26827,"date":"2021-08-01T21:24:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=26827"},"modified":"2021-08-01T21:24:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:24:55","slug":"were-initiators-of-%c2%a2100-national-cathedral-donation-campaign-not-government-secretariat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=26827","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re initiators of \u00a2100 National Cathedral donation campaign, not government \u2013 Secretariat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Cathedral Secretariat has reiterated that the mobilisation of funds towards the construction of the National Cathedral is not a part of government\u2019s programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secretariat says the facility is only supported by government as it spearheads its own fundraising activities under the leadership of the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes on the back of criticism that greeted the Finance Minister\u2019s call for Ghanaians to donate towards the construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenting the 2021 Mid-Year Budget Review statement on Thursday, the Ken Ofori-Atta revealed a \u2018\u00a2100-a-Month Club\u2019 intending to mobilise \u201cone million Ghanaians who will donate towards the construction of the National Cathedral.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to Mr Speaker and members of this august House joining the \u2018\u00a2100-a-Month Club\u2019 and thus adding their names to the historic coalition that would build the National Cathedral to the glory of God and the edification of our nation and its people,\u201d he entreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this regard, he further announced a shortcode to facilitate the collection set to be launched as the \u2018Ketewa Biara Nsua\u2019 programme on August 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But a cross-section of Ghanaians will not have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are questioning the basis on which government will make such a call when there are many important but stagnated national projects begging for financial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But speaking in defence of the drive to Accra-based Citi FM, CEO of the Secretariat, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, explained that \u201cthis is not a government initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was an update of the fundraising we said was going to happen, and it is not only happening, but it has become this creative process where new initiatives are introduced\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the launch was \u201cto ensure that as many Ghanaians as possible are given the opportunity to write their names in the history of the Cathedral.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2018, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, whiles delivering the 2019 budget statement in Parliament, disclosed that government is, among other things providing the seed capital for the construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He, however, failed to mention how much government will commit as seed money to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe state is facilitating this process by providing the land, the Secretariat, and seed money for the preparatory phase,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government says the National Cathedral is expected to be officially opened on March 6, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a>Myjoyonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Cathedral Secretariat has reiterated that the mobilisation of funds towards the construction of the National Cathedral is not a part of government\u2019s programme. 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