The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has described the stalled National Cathedral project site as the “world’s most expensive swimming pool.”
He made the remarks following a viral video in which some persons who participated in the ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration were seen swimming at the construction site.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the MP questioned why the project had stalled.
He lamented that the government has invested several amounts of money into the project, but the only thing present at the site is a water-filled pit.
He stated that approximately $58 million has been spent so far with little to show for it.
He has therefore admonished the government to rethink its priorities and redirect funds to more pressing national issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure, which he believes would benefit the country far more than the controversial and stagnant National Cathedral project.
“After breaking down newly-constructed residential buildings of judges, the Passport Office, private properties and claiming to have sunk over $58 million into a so-called National Cathedral, demonstrators had unfettered access to the construction site for the very first time.”
“The expenditure of a $58 million National Cathedral is comparable to an abandoned galamsey site.”
“The world’s most expensive hole had collected so much water that it is now the world’s most expensive swimming pool. Some of the demonstrators had fun swimming in it,” he posted.
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