Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, insists that the information he has presented regarding the National Cathedral is not based on imagination, but rather on facts gathered through thorough research.
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During an appearance on the TV3 New Day program on May 8th, the North Tongu Member of Parliament revealed that US authorities are currently investigating the irregularities in the registration of the National Cathedral of Ghana and the Bible Museum Foundation, Inc in the US.
“I can assure you that the US authorities have commenced investigations,” he revealed to host Berla Mundi
Okudzeto Ablakwa had previously traveled to the United States of America to investigate the registration and operation of the National Cathedral project. In a series of publications, the National Democratic Congress lawmaker accused the registered directors of the project in the US of cover-ups and fraud. Specifically, he pointed out that there was a declaration of about $63,978 in Oklahoma State, where Dr Vernon Darko, Eric Okyere Darko, and Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah registered the project, as funds raised.
“This amount has never been disclosed to Ghanaians neither is it contained in any of the reports to Parliament,” the former Deputy Minister of Education said.
“Where is this money and what was it used for? When will Ghanaians know the total amount of funds raised across the US and how credible will that figure be considering the sordid levels of opacity, structural illegalities and abysmal corporate governance?”
Furthermore, he added that the use of a supposed dead person, Jose Salgado, in the project’s registration documents may result in a tax-exemption ban for the project.
“There was clearly fraudulent contact,” he added.
