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<\/p>\n\nKen Ofori-Atta \u2014 Minister of Finance <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has denied allegations that he did not get authorisation to spend on the National Cathedral.<\/h2>\n
The Finance Minister also said the project was 100 per cent owned by the state contrary to impressions that it was the project of President Nana Addo Dakwa Akufo Addo.<\/p>\n
He told the Adhoc Committee of Parliament hearing the censure motion to remove him, that expenditures in respect of the National Cathedral were made from the Contingency Vote under the \u201cOther Government Obligations\u201d vote.<\/p>\n
He said the spending was done from that in line with the practice before his tenure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have copies of several payments from the Contingency Vote dating back to 2015 to share,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said, as Finance Minister, he was fully aware of the approval procedures for use of the Contingency Fund and had not breached its requirement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National Cathedral is 100% owned by the State and is not the President\u2019s Cathedral as described by the Proponents.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, the Attorney General issued an opinion on January 6, 2022, that the National Cathedral is a state-owned company limited by guarantee, under the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board,\u201d Mr Ofori-Atta said.<\/p>\n
He said the policy direction and updates on the National Cathedral have been publicly presented over the years through the National Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented to Parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn conclusion, Co-Chairs, all the payments made for the National Cathedral were lawfully done and from the Contingency Vote under the \u201cOther Government Obligations\u201d vote and not from the Contingency Fund as alleged by the Proponents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n