{"id":159649,"date":"2024-03-07T15:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/national-cathedral-has-tourism-potentials-egyapa-mercer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:47:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:47:50","slug":"national-cathedral-has-tourism-potentials-egyapa-mercer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/national-cathedral-has-tourism-potentials-egyapa-mercer\/","title":{"rendered":"National Cathedral Has Tourism Potentials \u2013 Egyapa Mercer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Andrews Egyapa Mercer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Minister-Designate for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Andrews Egyapa Mercer, has underscored the National Cathedral project\u2019s tourism potential in boosting the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>He has therefore served notice to lobby Parliament to approve a budget for the completion of the project if he gets the nod to become Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday March 2, 2024, the Minister-designate said the National Cathedral project is a \u2018national asset\u2019 and ought to be completed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I have the opportunity to request Parliament to consider and approve a budget for the completion of the national cathedral, then yes,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, while he is unaware of the National Cathedral\u2019s financial situation, he is aware that the expected private contributions were not forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>The cathedral\u2019s construction, which was originally scheduled to be completed in March 2024, has stalled due to the government\u2019s inability to secure funding for the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recall that in the 2023 budget, [former] Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta requested some public funds to enable us to move the project to its conclusion, which was resisted by the House,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I will entreat [Parliament] to support the project because obviously some funding has gone in there. We cannot allow it to sit the way it\u2019s sitting,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, if I\u2019m given the nod, I believe that if I have an opportunity to make a presentation to you [parliament]. I will urge the support of all, especially our colleagues on the minority side to support the completion of the project,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it will be a huge income generation for our country and will help in attracting visitors,\u201d Mr. Egyapa Mercer intimated.<\/p>\n<p>For him, the National Cathedral project is well-intended, and President Akufo-Addo believes it is something that must be done by the state and faith-based organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister-designate also committed to work with stakeholders to ensure the Marine Drive project is completed successfully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not so sure whether the Marine Drive is not making any progress because, as we speak, the Consortium Partners are actually on site doing preparatory works.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am aware that sometime in 2020, it [the project] was moved to the Office of the President and there has been some indication of a desire to have the Tourism Ministry take over the project,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Ernest Kofi Adu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrews Egyapa Mercer \u00a0 Minister-Designate for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Andrews Egyapa Mercer, has underscored the National Cathedral project\u2019s tourism potential in boosting the country\u2019s economy. 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