Dramani
Mahama,
NDC
2024
presidential
candidate
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Flagbearer
of
the
National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC),
John
Mahama
has
said
he
does
not
condone
stealing
in
the
name
of
God.
He
said
this
after
informing
Ghanaians
that
his
next
administration
would
investigate
and
audit
the
national
cathedral
project.
Speaking
with
journalists
in
Accra
on
Sunday,
July
7
John
Mahama
said
a
forensic
audit
will
be
his
first
line
of
action
on
the
project
before
his
government
will
even
proceed
with
the
project.
He
underscored
the
need
for
transparency
and
accountability
on
the
project
since
the
government
is
using
public
funds
for
the
project.
The
forensic audit will entail a thorough review of the project’s financial transactions, the procurement procedures, and the utilization of resources.
John
Mahama
explained
that
the
forensic
audit
will
entail
a
thorough
review
of
the
project’s
financial
transactions,
the
procurement
procedures,
and
the
utilization
of
resources
in
order
to
find
any
anomalies
or
instances
of
corruption.
“At
the
time
this
national
cathedral
came
up,
it
was
somebody’s
personal
commitment
to
God.
And
we
were
assured
that
public
funds
were
not
going
to
be
used
for
the
national
cathedral.
Unfortunately,
we
hear
that
300
and
something
million
has
gone
into
it.
“Where
did
those
payments
go?
Were
they
justified?
Who
did
they
go
to?
These
are
all
things
that
we
have
to
unravel.
And
I
think
that
that
is
the
first
thing
we
will
do
before
we
even
decide
what
to
do
with
that
huge
pit.”
“So
first,
let’s
investigate
and
do
a
forensic
audit
and
if
people
have,
you
know,
illegally
and
unlawfully
taken
the
money
of
the
people
of
Ghana.
They
must
be
made
to
refund
that
money,”
he
stated.