God is angry with Akufo-Addo that’s why we are suffering – Murtala Mohammed

The Member of Parliament for the Tamale Central Constituency, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala has said Ghanaians are suffering because God is angry with President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

 That he said was because the President has not been truthful as far as financing the national cathedral is concern.

The National Democratic Party member made the comment on TV3 NewDay on Wednesday, November 16, monitored by GhanaPlus.com.

 He said government has spent nearly GH₵200million on the project without approval from Parliament.

“Over $100millions getting to $200million have been spent without the approval of Parliament… So how do you build a house through fraudulent deals, you think God will be happy with you?,” Murtala Mohammed said.

“Look,  I am very convinced that private individuals can contribute to build a befitting cathedral for this country. You don’t spend that money, architecture alone, am told we are owing the gentleman over $20million.  Architecture, over $20million, does it even make sense? Does it even make sense?,” he quizzed.

“God will be very angry.  We all worship God and I think that is why we are all struggling because God is angry with this President that you don’t lie to build a house of God with fraudulent means. You don’t do that God will be very very angry,” Murtala Mohammed said.

“The only persons who don’t think we are in a mess are those who live within the four walls of the flagstaff house,” the MP noted.

$5million an build the National cathedral – Murtala Mohammed

Murtala said $5million can build the cathedral if given to a private company to build instead.

“In fact, I strongly believe that 5million dollars could be use to build that cathedral if they give it to a private entity,” he said.

National Cathedral

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo in 2018 lunched the National Cathedral project, a planned interdenominational Christian cathedral to be hosted in Accra.

He revealed, the project was a pledge he made to God prior to his elections in 2016.

“Rather and again, like Solomon on that occasion, the building of the National Cathedral is to serve as a gesture of a thanksgiving to God for his blessings, favour, grace and mercies on our nation and to give me an opportunity to redeem a pledge I made to Him before I became a president,” he said.

“It will provide us with an avenue to all the nation to prayer, to worship, to celebrate and to mourn. It will house a Bible Museum and will be an ionic infrastructure for national, regional and international pilgrimage and tourism.  It will create jobs and serve as a catalyst for technology and skills transfer into our country,” the president said at the launch of the National Cathedral in Accra”.

The world class facility when completed will host a 5, 000 seater auditorium, chapels, a baptistery, a music school, an art gallery and a museum dedicated to the bible.

Source: GhanaPlus.com