Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, insists that the work he is doing by pushing for accountability and transparency in the construction of the National Cathedral is not an agenda against the church.
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, in a Citi TV interview (December 2022), emphasized the importance of religion (Christianity) in his past and present.
Ablakwa has over the last few months published instances of corporate governance and alleged financial infractions on the part of the government and trustees in the building of the cathedral.
The dogged nature of his advocacy has led people in some quarters to question his real motives, but he insists: “This is not an agenda against the church; I am not seeking to bring down a religion that I will be nobody without."
“I have said time without number that where would I be without Christianity? Belief in the saving power, the salvation grace of Jesus, the Christ,” he stressed.
He recounted how the former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Oquaye, had mentored him through his Sunday school days as well as his role in religious groupings during his senior high school days.
“I am not a pagan, I am not an anti-Christ, or whatever they say,” he added. Ablakwa goes after secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral
The Member of Parliament has, since January 2023, disclosed statutory documentation purporting to prove that Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng is operating under the pseudonym Kwabena Adu Gyamfi for criminal purposes.
The MP has so far released several passports, driver’s licenses, Tax Identification Number data, and details of company registration that Kusi Boateng (Adu Gyamfi) has used in the past and some that he continues to use.
In the latest installment of his posts, Ablakwa said a statement by the NIA on the Ghana Card status of Kwabena Adu Gyamfi confirmed that in their records, Victor Kusi Boateng did not exist, a claim he made last week.
He has justified his publications of Kusi Boateng’s documents with the view that the clergyman was using two names because he was engaging in criminal activities with one of the identities (i.e. Kwabena Adu Gyamfi.)
Ablakwa has stood by an accusation that the pastor’s company (JNS Talent Center) was paid an unmerited sum from the National Cathedral kitty, even though the secretariat has explained that the GHC2.6 million paid to Rev. Kusi Boateng was a loan repayment.
According to Ablakwa, the Board of Trustees never discussed acquiring a loan facility, and at the time the loan was acquired, the Cathedral had about $6 million in its bank accounts. His tenacious campaigning has caused some people to wonder what his true motivations are, but he says that there is no agenda against the church and that he is not trying to destroy a faith without which he would be nothing.
"I have questioned where I would be without Christianity countless times. Belief in the redemptive ability and redemptive grace of Jesus, the Christ, he emphasized.
He described how Prof. Oquaye, a former speaker of parliament, had served as a mentor to him throughout his time at Sunday school and his participation in religious organizations during his senior high school years.
He said, "I am not a pagan; I am not the anti-Christ or whatever they claim."
Ablakwa targets the National Cathedral's Board of Trustees secretary.
Since January 2023, the member of parliament has made public statutory records that allegedly show Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng is using the alias Kwabena Adu Gyamfi to further illegal activities.
Kusi Boateng (Adu Gyamfi) has utilized several passports, driver's licenses, tax identification number data, and company registration information, some of which have been made public by the MP thus far.
In the most recent of his posts, Ablakwa claimed that the NIA's assertion that Kwabena Adu Gyamfi's Ghana Card status was valid validated his allegation from last week that Victor Kusi Boateng was not included in their database.
Ablakwa targets the National Cathedral's Board of Trustees secretary.
Since January 2023, the member of parliament has made public statutory records that allegedly show Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng is using the alias Kwabena Adu Gyamfi to further illegal activities.
Kusi Boateng (Adu Gyamfi) has utilized several passports, driver's licenses, tax identification number data, and company registration information, some of which have been made public by the MP thus far.
In the most recent of his posts, Ablakwa claimed that the NIA's assertion that Kwabena Adu Gyamfi's Ghana Card status was valid validated his allegation from last week that Victor Kusi Boateng was not included in their database.
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