The National Cathedral Secretariat has raised a total of GH¢18.2 million since 2021 to date towards construction of the edifice.
The Secretariat was able to mobilize GH¢13,101,744.08 in 2021 and since January 2022 has been able to raise GH¢5,093,552.57.
Chairman of the Bono Regional Fund-Raising Committee of the Secretariat, Reverend Dr. Festus Yeboah-Asuamah, disclosed this at a news conference.
The Committee updated the media on its activities and disclosed plans are underway to organize a regional fundraising rally in Sunyani on February 27 aimed at mobilizing resources to support the construction of the national cathedral.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Yeboah-Asuamah emphasised the importance for everybody to contribute, saying the National Cathedral will be a national asset of monumental significance.
He appealed to particularly the electronic media to intensify public education and awareness creation for the masses to understand the concept and support the project.
The state-of-the-art project, proposed by the Nana Akufo-Addo-led Administration in 2017, is being constructed to provide space for national events.
As a national monument, the Cathedral would house chapels and baptistery, 5,000-seater main auditorium, expandable to 20,000 people for national events and celebrations.
It would include among others, a grand central hall, a music school, and would house Africa’s first-ever Bible Museum, Biblical Garden and documentation centre.
The project would also bequeath to the country a gracious national park for all Ghanaians, bring new skills, technology and jobs to the country, and will act as a beacon to national, regional and international tourists.