Following revelations and confessions originating from the stalled National Cathedral project, former President Akufo-Addo can have the last laugh.
And it came to pass that a national cathedral was conceptualised, its features standing it as one of the largest of its kind in the world. Besides the spiritual dimension, it was intended to serve as a tourist attraction.
It was stalled at its foundation stage, victim of the abrasive propaganda of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the run-up to the 2024 elections.
All manner of monikers were heaped upon the project by politicians who colluded with a pack of willing clergymen to give the project a bad name and hang it.
They succeeded in having their way, the corruption tag festooned around the neck of the project too visible to be ignored by voters. The regime change agenda worked, but time has let out the contents of its belly.
Audited reports by world-class PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) absolved management of the project of corruption. A further auditing scrutiny was ordered, this too to no avail in establishing even an iota of corruption.
With nothing to stand on as grounds to smear the trustees and even the then New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of corruption, a flimsy charge by the Attorney General was that a house of God should not be built the way the project under review is. Whatever that means?
Another weak excuse was that the project should not have been sited where it is.
The foregone are indicators about the politicisation of the project and how hard the bad guys sought to drown the image of the respected personalities at its helm.
God’s war will be fought by Him alone, not by humans. This is being manifested by the matters arising thereof.
While Mahama Ayariga said the project should not be stalled, his party having stood against it earlier, the wicked agenda of the NDC is too clear.
The bombshell however originated from one of the two trustees who seemingly expressed regret about the non-execution of the project, having resigned from his trusteeship position on the board.
Archbishop Duncan-Williams, who resigned, has absolved the project of the corruption charge on a hindsight.
The project was stopped not because of corruption, but the non-commitment of Christians to have it completed.
This variation from the corruption suspicion he expressed in his letter of resignation is rich and mind-boggling, given his position on the Christianity space in the country.
He referred to selfish Ghanaians who are concerned about themselves and not the Dominion.
What he did not do during his presentation was apologise over his earlier stance when he smelled corruption. Such expression of remorse would have been good.
Pastor Otabil, another member of the board of trustees of the project, recently rebuked Ghanaians for allowing partisan politics to derail the $97 million National Cathedral project.
See why former President Akufo-Addo can open a bottle of champagne and drink to the good health of the proposed National Cathedral? Laughing last is best.