President Akufo-Addo has appointed the immediate past Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral Project.
Mr. Akufo-Addo announced the appointment of Apostle Opoku Onyinah on Monday, February 8, 2021, at Jubilee House in Accra where he hosted the Board of Trustees.
According to the President, the Clergyman was a worthy replacement for the founding chairman of the Trustee, Most Rev Samuel Asante Antwi.
Rev. Asante Antwi died on September 13, 2020, leaving a vacancy for the chairmanship position.
The former Church of Pentecost Chairman in his brief acceptance speech thanked Nana Addo on behalf of Trustees for the privilege to serve.
He expressed his personal gratitude to the President for the opportunity given him to serve the nation, observing that the team will work to ensure the completion of the project.
The National Cathedral is an interdenominational Christian cathedral which when completed, will have a 5,000 seating capacity with chapels, a baptistery, a music school, an art gallery, and a Bible museum, among others.