The National Cathedral of Ghana's Board of Directors has denied rumors that the state-allocated site for the project is being converted into a Cultural Convention Center.
The public's mounting anxiety about accusations circulating in internet media prompted an emergency board meeting on July 7, 2025, which resulted in this clarification.
Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, the Executive Director of the National Cathedral, stressed in a statement released on Wednesday, July 9, that no government agency has formally announced any modification to the project's goal. "The National Cathedral project has not been abandoned, nor has there been any official decision to convert the site into a Cultural Convention Centre," the statement asserted. "The site remains legally held by the National Cathedral of Ghana, incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, with all architectural and design plans tailored specifically for its current religious and cultural vision." He reiterated that the Cathedral was intended to serve as a hallowed national venue for important religious official functions, including national Thanksgiving celebrations and state burials.
The President's recent proclamation of July 1 as Ghana's official National Day of Prayer, he continued, emphasizes how crucial and urgent it is to finish the project.
