加纳总统宣布对97M大教堂基金滥用行为采取法律行动, 计划成为文化中心。 Ghana’s president vows legal action over $97M cathedral fund misuse, with project to become cultural center.

总统约翰·德拉马尼·马哈马(John Dramani Mahama)承诺,在2021年至2023年间,经过法医审计发现付款无凭证、财务控制薄弱、合同管理不善,任何因侵吞加纳国家大教堂项目资金而被定罪的人,都将承担全部法律后果。 President John Dramani Mahama has pledged full legal consequences for anyone found guilty of embezzling funds from Ghana’s National Cathedral project, following a forensic audit that revealed unsupported payments, weak financial controls, and poor contract management between 2021 and 2023. 审计长办公室在德洛伊特公司加纳分公司一份报告后委托进行审计,该报告强调了项目可持续性面临的风险以及文件和收入调节方面的重大缺陷。 The Auditor-General’s office commissioned the audit after a Deloitte Ghana report highlighted risks to the project’s sustainability and significant deficiencies in documentation and revenue reconciliation. 该项目耗资约9 700万美元,目前正受到公众关注,关注开支增加和缺乏透明度的问题。 The project, which cost about $97 million, is under scrutiny amid public concern over rising expenses and lack of transparency. 虽然政府坚称调查正在进行中, 并会强制执行问责制, 现计划将已停滞的大教堂重新定位为全国文化会议中心, 以提升加纳创意经济和文化外交。 While the government maintains that investigations are ongoing and accountability will be enforced, the stalled cathedral is now planned to be repurposed into a National Cultural Convention Centre to boost Ghana’s creative economy and cultural diplomacy.