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  Ghana to investigate controversial $400m cathedral project
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Last EditedJuan Croniqueur  Jan 13, 2025 12:26pm
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News DateMonday, January 13, 2025 05:55:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionGhana's government will investigate controversial plans to build a $400m (£330m) national cathedral, new President John Mahama has said.

Pressure has been mounting on authorities to drop the project, which has divided opinions in a country experiencing an economic crisis.

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo, whose party was voted out during December's elections, had pledged to build the cathedral after crediting God for his party's success in 2016.

Akufo-Addo's government said the cathedral would be privately funded, but $58m of taxpayers' money has so far been spent on the project.

There is nothing to show for this sum but a huge crater in a plot of valuable land in central Accra, previously occupied by state buildings, judges' homes and financial firms.
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