Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, the North Tongu Member of Parliament has released an exposé of the latest National Cathedral Scandal, which he considers to be the USA edition of this long-stretched issue.
The North Tongu MP posted on his Twitter page today, about the developments to take note on a new series of explosive “National” Cathedral scandals. In his tweet, he commended the actions of his Comrade, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, General Secretary of the TUC for his remarkably courageous, frank and patriotic remarks on what he refers as “President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s scandalous Cathedral project in the presence of the President at yesterday’s Labour Day commemoration. Comrade, you have inspired millions!”
Okudzeto Ablakwa claimed that the National Cathedral by President Akufo-Addo remained one of the most reckless mission by sheer magnitude and audacity in the entire history of Ghana. He stated that in this expose, his international partners and himself will focus their attention on findings into the Akufo-Addo-administration’s cathedral operations in the United States of America.
“Articles of Incorporation we have secured from the District of Columbia Government’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (corporation’s division) confirm that a nonprofit corporation has been registered known as the “National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc.” (Articles of Incorporation duly attached). This National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc. received its Certificate of Incorporation with its effective date being May 3, 2021 and signed by Josef G. Gasimov, Superintendent of Corporations, Corporations Division.
“It is worthy of note that the name National Cathedral of Ghana and Museum Foundation, Inc. is unmistakably different from what was incorporated in Ghana some two years prior, specifically on the 18th of July, 2019 as the National Cathedral of Ghana. Curiously, we have also discovered that none of the prominent Ministers of the Gospel who serve as Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana feature in the articles of incorporation and list of governors as submitted to US authorities. The names of governors and authorized persons as contained in the Two-Year Report for Domestic & Foreign Filing Entity are: Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, Eric Okyere Darko and Dr. Vernon Darko.”
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The North Tongu MP explained that “governor” in the US terms, means a member of the board of directors. He stated that Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah as the Executive Director of the National Cathedral Secretariat, however, he claimed to be unclear as to why government chose Mr. Eric Okyere Darko and Dr. Vernon Darko, over the prominent clergy, who serve on the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana.
“The Akufo-Addo government’s decision to leave out the clergy in its US operations is particularly strange, considering the fact that a considerable number of these ministers have towering presence in the United States. For instance, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has long incorporated multiple branches of his Action Chapel International in US cities, such as Baltimore, Dallas, New York, Tulsa, Silver Spring in Maryland and the state of Pennsylvania. Indeed his 2007 established US headquarters is the Virginia Chapel, where Bishop Dr. Kibby Otoo, who is married to the Archbishop’s daughter, Lady Elsie, serves as the Presiding Bishop for the Americas and Caribbean. Archbishop Duncan-Williams has also been an almost permanent fixture of the prestigious US National Prayer Breakfast.
“Bishop Dag Heward-Mills is similarly celebrated for his numerous Qodesh Family Church branches in several states in the United States. So is Rev. Eastwood Anaba’s ministry and not to mention the other internationally famous denominations such as Pentecost, Catholic, Presbyterian and Methodist, who all have or once had leading priests on the Board of Trustees in Ghana.”
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National Cathedral Offices Not Situated In US As Stated Before
Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa claimed his findings of the neglect of the Ghanaian clergy in favor of “cronies” of the regime, gives credence to concerns expressed by Bishop Dag Heward-Mills in his famous resignation letter that it was obvious some outsiders were the real trustees and that inputs from people like him, did not matter.
He brought to the remembrance of readers that there was no residency requirement to be registered as a governor or director in Washington DC. He said that Mr. Eric Okyere Darko was appointed to the Board of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) by President Akufo-Addo and sworn in by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on October 12, 2021, which was a few months after he was listed as one of three governors of the National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc.
“Dr. Vernon Darko on the other hand, is said to be the founder and CEO of EQUIPXP ® (EXP) and a small business exporter. It is not clear what his usefulness will be to a National Cathedral project. Even more shocking, we have discovered that the address provided on both the “National” Cathedral of Ghana website and to US authorities as the official address of the National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc. is absolutely fraudulent. The advertised address is: National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc. 1090 Vermont AVE NW, Washington, DC 20005.
“A personal visit to this address in Washington, DC and thorough verification from managers of the property, indicate that the National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc. has never been a tenant at that address. Indeed, none of the offices of the 12-floor apartment building has ever been occupied by the National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc. or any agency representing this entity. The managers of the property were furious and clear that what was going on was simply criminal. We also decided to embark on the long travel to Springfield in Missouri where Mr. Cary Lee Summers, who has been given US$6million of our money is described on the National Cathedral of Ghana website as “Consultant for the United States.”
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He said that on the national cathedral website, the website; Nehemiahgroup.io with official documents filed with US authorities, is provided by Cary Lee Summers, with the address of his Nehemiah Group: 3119 S Scenic Ave, Suite A, Springfield, MO 65807. However, upon reaching the said address, there was nothing about the Nehemiah Group, the only building found was ramshackle warehouse, with the inscription: Churchill Coffee Company, Wholesale Division.
“While I was assessing the shacky warehouse, which has portions used as a gym, Mr. Cary Lee Summers, stepped out of his coffee wholesale division and made it into my pictures, while briskly entering his car in very casual attire (Pictures attached). How on earth did a Nehemiah Group address with its CEO keeping our colossal US$6million under a bankrupt economy, lead us to a warehouse? It is also most revealing to note that Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah uses the same Cary Summers Churchill Coffee address of “3119 S Scenic Ave, Suite A, Springfield, MO 65807” as his personal address from the articles of incorporation to the two-year report filing.
“How long has Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah and Cary Lee Summers been sharing the same personal address? Did Cary Lee Summers deserve that dubious sweetheart US$6million? Was it a professional engagement or it was an insider deal? Is it mere coincidence that soon after mysterious Cary Lee Summers received Ghana’s US$6million he bought a new
Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa
4-bedroom house at 10107 E Farm Road 156, Rogersville, Missouri, 65742?”
He promised to return with part 2 of the American Edition in the next two days.
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