The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed another shocking detail about the infamous National Cathedral project.
In a social media post on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP claimed that the architect of the now-abandoned project, Sir David Adjaye, was paid a whopping GH₵32.07 million merely to open bids and organize interviews for prospective contractors.
“Latest intercepted payment vouchers reveal how David Adjaye was paid an incredible Gh₵32.07million on February 18, 2021 just for opening bids and interviewing contractors for Akufo-Addo’s sleazy National Cathedral project.
“Architects of considerable renown and project management experts I have engaged are in total shock,” Mr. Ablakwa wrote on his Facebook page.
The lawmaker, who is also a high-ranking member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, further stated that transactions of this nature are among the reasons he supports the decision of the party’s flagbearer, John Mahama, to deal ‘ruthlessly’ with corrupt officials in the current regime when the NDC wins the 2024 elections.
“This is another reason why I am in total agreement with incoming President John Mahama that if we deal ruthlessly with blatant corruption and reckless dissipation of state resources such as the National Cathedral heist,” he added.