The Christian Council of Ghana says it is prepared to mobilise resources locally and internationally to support efforts towards the completion of the National Cathedral.

The Council’s General Secretary, Rev. Dr Cyril Fayose, made this known when the leadership of the Christian Council paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, in Accra.

Rev. Dr Fayose indicated that “the Christian community was prepared to mobilise resources locally and internationally” towards the project, while appealing to government to create the necessary conditions for the National Cathedral project to move forward.

The engagement also provided an opportunity for both sides to discuss broader areas of collaboration, including sanitation, education, healthcare and religious tolerance.

The Christian Council expressed its readiness to work with the Ministry through its Environmental Care and Cleanliness Programme to support efforts to improve sanitation across the country.

On sanitation, Mahama Ayariga stressed the need for a change in attitudes towards waste management and advocated waste separation at source.

He proposed that households have at least three dustbins to facilitate proper separation of waste.

On the National Cathedral, the Minister said the concerns surrounding the project should be addressed “through dialogue and consensus”, particularly on issues relating to its location, cost and financing.

He stressed that “the government’s position was not opposed to Ghana having a National Cathedral”, but said stakeholders within the Christian community must develop a common position on the way forward.