Mahama Orders Dissolution of National Cathedral Secretariat, Board Following Damning Audit Report

Following a scathing audit report, President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the dissolution of the National Cathedral Secretariat and initiated legal processes to disband its Board of Trustees.

 The directives were announced by Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who stated that the Secretariat was dissolved as of May 1, 2025.

The action follows a Deloitte and Touche audit of the National Cathedral Secretariat’s operations for 2021-2023, which uncovered a litany of financial irregularities, procurement breaches, and a “general lack of due process.”

The Minister said the findings “rock the very foundation of the project and the work of the Secretariat and raise serious questions about the use of public funds.”

Beyond the immediate dissolutions, the government is taking further steps to address the pervasive issues. The full Deloitte and Touche audit report will be published to ensure transparency, the Minister stated.

The Auditor-General has been requested to commission a comprehensive forensic audit into the operations

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice has been tasked with taking legal steps to lawfully terminate the contract for the National Cathedral project, a measure aimed at “preventing further costs and losses to the state.”

The Minister affirmed that “decisive action will be taken regarding any impropriety determined and the future of the project itself” once the forensic audit is complete. 

This signals a potential re-evaluation or complete halt of the controversial project.