The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has explained that the government’s delay in prosecuting individuals implicated in the National Cathedral scandal is due to the need for a comprehensive forensic audit.
His comments come amid mounting public pressure for accountability in the handling of funds allocated to the stalled National Cathedral project.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu emphasised that while reports of financial mismanagement related to the project have circulated, concrete legal action can only follow a full forensic investigation.
“I must indicate that what the report highlighted is not significantly different from what Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has been bringing up in the past,” he said.
“The first point of call at this stage is to carry out a forensic audit, so that if there is a discrepancy of GHS 4.9 million as payment to David Adjaye, you will know exactly how it occurred and who was responsible for that shortfall.”
According to him, the findings of the audit will determine whether individuals will be prosecuted or surcharged.
“It is at that stage that you can take action, either through prosecution or surcharging the individual. That is the reason why the Auditor General has been requested to commission a forensic audit. To the extent that public funds have been used, the Auditor-General has the remit to investigate it,” Kwakye Ofosu explained.
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