National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, wants the Akufo-Addo government to facilitate the construction of a national center of worship for other religious groups in the country.
His demand follows the current controversy surrounding the construction of a 5000-seater national cathedral in Accra.
Ghanaians have expressed mixed feelings over government’s decision to relocate the residence of about nine judges as a result of the project.Some have described the government’s decision to demolish homes of the judges to pave the way for the construction of the cathedral as wasteful and unnecessary.
Speaking on Citi TV’s Breakfast Daily, the Tamale North legislator said it would only be fair on the part of government if same is replicated for other religious groups in the country.
“If that is government’s decision and they find it important, I have nothing against it. But you see, this is not a decision by the Christian community. It is a decision of the government to give them a national cathedral. Maybe when they finish, they will give us too a national mosque, and they will give the traditional believers a national shrine too.”
“They do not have to wait for another faith to ask. Just like how they have taken this decision to dash a national cathedral to the Christian community, we expect them to do that. It should not be about another faith asking.”
President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2017 cut the sod for the construction of a National Cathedral to serve as a national non-denominational Christian worship center for the country.
But the relocation of the judges was only confirmed in writing on July 24, in a letter from the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry.
Justice Julius Ansah admitted that this was not proper.
“Although I admit that since the agreement in principle had been reached, it would have been proper to give you a hint at least.”
In the long term, the government is constructing new residences for judges at Cantonments.
“The government has committed to construct 21 new bungalows on the second Circular road, Cantonment, to replace the old ones affected by the project. Construction of the new bungalow is expected to be completed and handed over to the Service by January 2020.”
In the meantime, the judges have been provided with “temporary residential buildings.”
Financiers of the cathedral will pay the temporary accommodation for the judicial staff including judges residing along the area earmarked for the national cathedral project.
The affected judges are; Justice F. Kusi Appiah, Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson, Justice Magaret Welbourne, Justice Saeed Kwaku Gyan, Justice Lawrence L. Mensah, Justice Gbiel S. Suurbareh and Justice Anthony Oppong.
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reportedly been petitioned to reconsider the plan to relocate the judges.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THIS BRAINL*ESS BOY. ONLY NDC WILL ELECT YOU TO PARLIAMENT.
VERY FULLOOOO000HHH BOY.I WILL NOT EVEN EMPLOY THIS BOY AS MY WATCHMAN.HE KNOWS NOTHING.
SO MANY FUCCKKKKINNG COCK SUCKERS PRIMATES IN PARLIAMENT.HOW CAN YOU SELECT THIS ***barred word*** ILLITERATE TO BE A LAW MAKER.VERY JUVENAL AND IRRESPONSIBLE.THIS BOY HAS NEVER WORKED IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE BEFORE.
***barred word***, when you are going to Mecca who pays?Christians would also start going to Israel and we would see what you would say
The MP is trying to play dumb but that should not be made to stand.There are two national mosques in the country.The first one is the one at Abossey Okai near the ICGC.It was funded by the Libyan government under Gadaffi;at least that was what we were told.There is another one on the Nima Highway also on government land which is almost completed from the outside.We have been told the funding came from the Turkish government.There are two mosques labelled national.What else does this Mp want again. Come to think of it where were all these "bold" people when these mosques were being built on government provided lands
We don't need national mosques and shrines.... Massa this shallow thinking will bury you in opposition. The hajj funding should seize, the hajj village too must be halted !!!! The zongo minister must resign and collapse the that ministry !!!! If these guys are the ones talking for the NDC then opposition will be their perpetual inheritance!!!!
So many ***barred word*** in Ghana specially in the Ndc. Jealousy and envynes. When the Government funds and ministry for Zongos did all part of ghanaians3 ask for their share. Gyimiii
f0.00lish boy MP..... JJ calls them babies with sharp teeth. Wait when your corrupt NDC ever comes back to power ten build the shrine.
Suhini is soooo stzzuppid i don't want to tell him to go to heerrlll
Another empty barrel, w0rthl£ss ap0l0gy of an MP. To quote Akpmpreko "Parliament ay3 fo" to the extent of such 1m-b£ciles are trusted to make laws for Ghana. Isn't Turkey a foreign country building a grand central mosques for Muslims at Kawukudi after millions of $$$$ presented for same by Minister Louis Farakhan years ago was squandered and the substandard Abosey Okai Mosque was built instead?. What about the super f1lthy rich muslims in politics, business and in parliament who aside neglecting their region will sham£l£ssly wait for Turkey to build a mosque for them.