The Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has expressed his disapproval of the financial allocation for the construction of the National Cathedral, contending that these funds could have been better utilised to complete several stalled hospitals under the previous government’s Agenda 111 initiative.
Dr. Ayine made these remarks during the district launch of the Free Primary Health Care programme in the Bolga East Constituency, located in the Upper East Region, on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
In his speech, the Attorney General voiced concerns about how the National Cathedral project was initiated and executed, particularly regarding the resources dedicated to it.
He mentioned that a report from the audit and consulting firm PwC concerning the National Cathedral was presented to him on Friday, August 7, and indicated that the funds allocated to the project could have been directed towards other urgent national priorities.
Dr. Ayine maintained that these resources could have aided in the completion of certain hospitals under Agenda 111, a significant healthcare infrastructure program introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration aimed at establishing hospitals in districts lacking sufficient healthcare facilities.
“The PwC report on the National Cathedral was presented to me last Friday. The monies spent on the National Cathedral from that report could have been used to complete some Agenda 111 Hospitals.
“You don’t build a house of God in the manner in which they went about it”.
The National Cathedral was envisioned by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a significant religious and national monument.
Since its inception, the project has garnered considerable public interest, particularly concerning its funding, expenditures, and progress.
Additionally, the project has come under scrutiny in light of Ghana’s economic difficulties and the competing needs for public investment in essential sectors such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
Dr. Ayine utilised the initiation of the Free Primary Health Care programme to emphasise the necessity of prioritising public spending to enhance access to vital healthcare services.
