{"id":1109415,"date":"2022-06-03T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/03\/god-does-not-need-any-cathedral-at-this-moment-yamoah-ponkoh\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:20:03","slug":"god-does-not-need-any-cathedral-at-this-moment-yamoah-ponkoh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/03\/god-does-not-need-any-cathedral-at-this-moment-yamoah-ponkoh\/","title":{"rendered":"God does not need any Cathedral at this moment \u2013 Yamoah Ponkoh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"459\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ad97fd3f-821e-4b2a-bf96-3805bb2e3afe-Copy-696x459.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Yamoah Ponkoh\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Former Municipal Chief Executive for Ejisu-Juaben in the Ashanti region has said the current economic hardship in the country should be the priority of the government, instead of releasing money for a national cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>Afrifa Yamoah-Ponkoh says God would not need a Cathedral when almost every sector of the Ghanaian economy is faced with financial challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The government, through the Finance Minister, approved the release of GHC25 million to the National Cathedral Secretariat as additional seed money for the construction of the National Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Nhyira FM<\/strong>\u2019s Obidehyie Ofori Amanfo on <strong><em>Kuro Yi Mu Nsem<\/em><\/strong> show, Mr. Yamoah Ponkoh said the funds could have been used to pay the arrears of NABCO trainees and attend to the stalled hospital projects.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNABCO is now collapsed. You have GHC25 million for Cathedral while owing NABCO personnel seven months arrears. Do you have better houses than God that He says you should build Him a house?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/National-Cathedral1.jpeg\" alt=\"God doesn\u2019t need any Cathedral at this moment \u2013 Yamoah Ponkoh\" class=\"wp-image-10031882340\" title=\"God doesn\u2019t need any Cathedral at this moment \u2013 Yamoah Ponkoh\"\/><figcaption>An artist\u2019s impression of the National Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At this time when \u2018no bed syndrome\u2019 is affecting hospitals and you are building a national cathedral, for who? You want God to come and dwell in this filth?\u201d He quizzed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Yamoah-Ponkoh described the Akufo-Addo administration as confused, hence the quest to build the Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is deceit to loot the public purse. Akuffo Addo is highly confused and using Ghana for his personal gains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jwoilQdvPbE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom Trotro: Men who use their wives&#039; monies to cater for side chicks get stroke (3-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jwoilQdvPbE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Municipal Chief Executive for Ejisu-Juaben in the Ashanti region has said the current economic hardship in the country should be the priority of the government, instead of releasing money for a national cathedral. 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