President Mahama has no business building a cathedral - Pratt on Christian Council's call

The government has no business building a place of worship, veteran broadcaster Kwesi Pratt has said, rejecting the Christian Council’s call for President John Dramani Mahama to continue the National Cathedral project.

In a post on X on November 23, 2025, Kwesi Pratt said he was surprised that the Christian Council would urge the President to resume work on the “so-called National Cathedral” while acknowledging that Ghanaians are facing severe economic hardship.

He noted that Ghanaians voted for Mahama and the NDC to ensure that national resources are used wisely to tackle issues such as unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, limited access to social services and neo-colonial exploitation, not to build a cathedral.

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“The point must be made that Government has no business building any place of worship with anybody. The people of Ghana did not elect President Mahama to pray for them. They can do that for themselves in their numerous religious centres.

“They voted for Mahama and the NDC to ensure that national resources are used sensibly to resolve their concrete problems of unemployment, poor national infrastructure, limited access to social services and neo-colonial exploitation,” Kwesi Pratt wrote.

The Christian Council of Ghana urged President Mahama to renew government’s commitment to completing the National Cathedral, despite Ghana’s economic difficulties.

During a courtesy call at the Jubilee House on November 18, 2025, the Council acknowledged the tough economic climate but maintained that the cathedral, if completed under a transparent process, would serve as an important spiritual and cultural monument.

Vice Chairman of the Council, Reverend Enoch Thompson, said, “While we are aware of the prevailing economic difficulties, we believe that the cathedral’s completion, under a transparent, accountable, and inclusive framework, would serve as a spiritual and cultural landmark for generations to come.”

The Council also presented three recommendations, that government restates its commitment to the project and ensures its continuation; that a broader funding model involving churches, the private sector and international partners be developed to ease pressure on the state; and that the cathedral be positioned as a national, interdenominational project meant to promote unity among Ghanaians.

Read the post below:

#I DISAGREE

Many things appear to have happened when the leadership of the Christian Council called on the President at the @flagstaffhouse1 Flagstaff House.

It is interesting that the Christian Council could ask the President to continue building the so-called National Cathedral… pic.twitter.com/5bRUprSdaI

— Kwesi Pratt Jnr. (@kwesiprattjr) November 23, 2025