Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has condemned the involvement and complicity of some prominent clergymen in the financial mismanagement of the National Cathedral project, stating that they will never be forgiven or forgotten for getting themselves involved in the scandal.

Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, Mr Bentil expressed disappointment that some revered religious leaders lent their credibility to a project that has now become a symbol of waste and opacity.

"We have great respect for our Reverend Ministers, but we said it before time. We said do not lend your bible, your customs, and scholars to these politicians who are embarking on an ill-faithed and godless journey, we said it will cause problems. I don't have a doubt that some of the Reverend Ministers were not corrupt, I still respect them."

"But for lending themselves to this, for not speaking truth to power, and not standing for what I believe they knew was not exactly right, they will never be forgotten, they will never be forgiven, history will show that at a point like this, they supported wrong this in the name of God and caused this country almost $100 million, broke down building and left with holes," he bemoaned.

The National Cathedral, envisioned by former President Nana Akufo-Addo as a personal vow to God, was entrusted to a board of trustees composed largely of senior Christian leaders.

These included Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, and Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, some of whom later resigned over governance concerns and allegations of a lack of transparency.

Although the project was initially promised to be privately funded, revelations from investigations and audits show that $94 million in public funds have already been spent, with little to no tangible results.