The National Cathedral of Ghana’s additional GH80 million financial allocation for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has been rejected by the majority of the members of the Trade, Industry, and Tourism Committee of Parliament.

The allocation was included in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill.

Officials from the Ministry allegedly failed to persuade them about the allocation and account for the more than GH300 million already spent on the project, according to Ranking Member of the Committee Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah.

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He claimed that Ministry of Finance officials were unable to adequately justify the allotment.

Therefore, the minority members of the committee requested a vote to resolve the issue.

They had more members at the time of the vote than the majority.

As a result, the Minority received a majority vote of 11 to 10.

The other Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture allocations, however, were authorized.

“We asked for a vote and I think today God was on the people of Ghana’s side. We voted and we were in the majority,” Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah iterated.

However, the Ellembelle Constituency Member of Parliament voiced fear that the Majority would use their majority to reverse this decision when it reaches the plenary.

He promised that no more money from the government coffers will be funneled into the contentious project, therefore Ghanaians should be pleased for the time being.