The State’s defense in case challenging National Cathedral construction

A member of the Convention People’s Party’s (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh, sued the government over the yet-to-be-constructed National Cathedral project, seeking the court’s intervention against the decision to construct the project as well as the organisation of Hajj pilgrimages.

The Supreme Court has set January 16, 2019, to deliver its judgment on the lawsuit challenging the construction

The court set the date after both parties in the case argued their case in the court today, Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

In his arguments, Dr. Basit Bamba, who is a lawyer for Kwabena Bomfeh, said his client held that Ghana was a secular state.

He also added that the state’s entanglement in religion was unconstitutional.

Responding to the plaintiffs, the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, said the issues raised by the plaintiff did not require an interpretation by the court, describing their arguments as contradictory.

Concluding his case, Godfred Dame said the government is acting in the interest of the people having regard to their religious beliefs.

The detailed AG’s department defense can be viewed here

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By: citinewsroom.com | Ghana

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