{
  "id": 12182156,
  "title": "National Cathedral site handed back to government pending AG’s review – Mahama Ayariga",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/national-cathedral-site-handed-back-to-government-pending-ags-review",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:05:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/national-cathedral-site-handed-back-to-government-pending-ags-review-mahama-ayariga/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The site of Ghana's National Cathedral has been returned to government control pending a review by the Attorney-General, according to Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga. The announcement was made during a Government Accountability Series event at the Jubilee House on October 5. Ayariga explained that the contractor has been instructed to transfer the site to the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, which will hold onto it until the government decides on the project's future following the Attorney-General's review of the forensic audit. The forensic audit, conducted under the previous administration, is being examined to assess the financial expenditure related to the cathedral's construction plans. Once the Attorney-General provides his assessment, Ayariga stated that the government will determine the subsequent steps for the site. Additionally, Ayariga confirmed that the board of trustees for the National Cathedral has been dissolved due to the government's decision not to allocate further public funds to the project. He sent letters to the board members, informing them of their dissolution.",
  "summary": "The site of the National Cathedral has been handed back to the government as the Mahama administration awaits the Attorney-General’s review of a forensic audit into expenditure on the project, Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Mahama Ayariga has disclosed.",
  "key_points": [
    "National Cathedral site returned to government control pending AG review",
    "Contractor instructed to transfer site to Ministry of Local Government",
    "Board of trustees dissolved due to lack of further public funding"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "National Cathedral site reverts to government as Attorney-General reviews audit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/national-cathedral-site-reverts-to-government-as-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:21:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}