National Cathedral Secretariat refuses to pay US consultant GH¢28m
The Secretariat of the National Cathedral has refused to pay GH¢28 million to Cary Summers, an American consulting firm accused of organizing fundraising in the United States for the National Cathedral project.
Member of Parliament for Tongu North Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused the Secretariat of seeking the services of a firm that specializes in managing Christian fundraising to help raise money to complete the project which later led to the alleged payment.
The Secretariat was also accused of paying the architect for the project, Sir David Adjaye thirty-four percent of the total contract.
“The Akufo-Addo Govt & Cathedral Secretariat gave a huge fund of GHS28.2million from taxpayers to Mr Cary Summers, an American consultant & CEO of the Nehemiah Group who raised less than GHS800k in 3 years,” he posted on his Twitter handle. .
Other shocking revelations in the scandalous Cathedral project.
Akufo-Addo Govt & Cathedral Secretariat gave a huge GHS28.2million fund from tax payers to Mr. Cary Summers, an American consultant & CEO of Nehemiah Group who made less than GHS800k in 3 years. pic.twitter.com/v3I8HEORRu
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) January 7, 2023
But the Secretariat in a six-point press release denied all the allegations.
As for the accusation of paying Cary Summers GH¢28 million as consulting fees, the Secretariat explained that: “there is no contract for Cary Summers, but the group of Nehemiah-which Cary Summers, founding President of the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, and one of the leading experts in the world in the religious theme park, is the CEO. And this contract is for a set of consulting services, the most important of which is the coordination of work in the National Cathedral Bible Museum of Africa, and the African Bible Park. As I said, the integration of the Bible Museum – the largest in the world when completed – and the Bible Park is aimed at turning Ghana into an international center of pilgrimage and tourism.
“The works of the National Cathedral Bible Museum and the Bible Park belong to several famous global companies, among which they have worked in several major museums in the world. These include: Kubik Maltbie; PRD; Cortina Productions; JMC. So, the payment for the Nehemiah group, not to Cary Summers for managing the fundraiser, but to this world-class company for its work at the Bible Museum and Bible Park.
The Secretariat said that there was nothing malicious or hidden about the contract that caused the rumors because “The Secretariat of the National Cathedral sent a copy of the completed Concept Design report of the Bible Museum and the Bible Park to Parliament on December 15, 2022. . And we share to Parliament that the full concept design report, and all related documentation, is available upon request to the Secretariat.
The release added that despite these rumors and others, “The Board and Management of the National Cathedral Project remain focused and committed to completing the National Cathedral, and will continue to do so with diligence, integrity, excellence, and responsibility.”
Read the full release here
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