Joyce Dzidzor Mensah "asks" funds for the national cathedral by train in Europe

General News of Sunday, February 17, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-02-17

The controversial former AIDS ambbadador, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, self-appointed to "help" fundraise for the establishment of the National Cathedral.

A video circulating on social media suggests that Mrs. Dzidzor Mensah, while on a train, sought to solicit funds from pbadengers. Joyce Dzidzor sarcastically explained to those on board the train that the country badly needed funds to build a church so that God could come and live to solve the many problems of the country.

"We are building a church for Jesus Christ to come to live in Ghana because we have so many problems. We do not have enough schools for children, we do not have enough drinking water, we do not have ambulances, so when people get sick, they die, "she explained. .

Wearing a yellow bowl, Joyce Dzidzor went from one pbadenger to another, urging them to donate from 100 euros before falling to 50.

President Akufo-Addo recently met with the Christian community of the diaspora to ask him to financially support the construction of the National Cathedral. He delivered a special guest address at the first fundraising ceremony for the Washington DC Cathedral in the United States.

It is unclear whether the former AIDS ambbadador's actions make a mockery of the first man's decision or whether it is simply a stunt that highlights her dissatisfaction with the government's decision to build the cathedral.

Despite several opposing views regarding the construction of a national cathedral in the country, the president is convinced that once completed, the cathedral will not only serve as a rallying point for the Christian community so that She venerates, prays and encourages a deep national dialogue on this role. confidence in the construction of Ghana, but also an iconic infrastructure at the national, regional and international levels, conducive to pilgrimage and tourism.

Once completed, the National Cathedral will house a series of imposing chapels, a baptistery, a 2,000-seat auditorium, a large central hall, a music school, a rehearsal space for choir, an art gallery. art, a shop and multipurpose spaces.