The government has channeled the controversial GHS80 million that was earmarked for the construction of the National Cathedral into Communication and Road sectors, TV3’s Parliamentary correspondent, Komla Klutse who witnessed the debate on the 2023 budget statement on Wednesday December 21 reported.
Earlier, the Ranking Member on the joint committee of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, on Tuesday, December 20 dedicated a Minority voting decision to reject the budget estimates for the building of the National Cathedral as captured in the 2023 budget statement to Ghanaians.
He said the decision was a victory to all Ghanaians as previous allocations to the project were not properly accounted for.
Eleven Minority MPs as against 10 Majority MPs, therefore, voted to reject the GH¢80-million allocation for the continuation of the project.
Commenting on this development, Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said “Government compelled to withdraw and reallocate the obnoxious and dubious GHS80million for President Akufo-Addo’s Cathedral to the Roads and Communications sectors.
“We won this battle for God and the suffering masses. Thank you all for your unflinching support.”
Government compelled to withdraw and reallocate the obnoxious and dubious GHS80million for President Akufo-Addo’s Cathedral to the Roads and Communications sectors.
We won this battle for God and the suffering masses.
Thank you all for your unflinching support.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) December 21, 2022
Source: 3news.com|Ghana