Gov't won’t fund National Cathedral; Contractor ordered to hand over site as A-G reviews forensic audit

“Government is not going to put one single cedi in any further construction work at the National Cathedral site, so no government money is going into the construction of a National Cathedral,” he said.

Background The National Cathedral was initiated under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a major national religious infrastructure project, with state support for its construction.

Speaking at a press briefing at the Jubilee House on Monday [October 5, 2026], Mr Ayariga said the decision reflects President John Dramani Mahama’s position that the state could no longer finance the project which had been abandoned before this government took over office in January 2025.