The founder and leader of Royal House Chapel International, Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to pay the contractors in his church so that they can pay their tithe.
The man of God’s appeal to the President follows calls by the Road Contractors Association of Ghana on the government to pay all arrears due its members.
Delivering his sermon on Sunday, 16 September 2019, Rev Korankye Ankrah appealed to the President thus: “Mr President, I have contractors and businessmen in my church, they must be paid for the work they have done so they can pay tithe and offerings so that we can go to Tamale Prisons, so we can go to Tamale University and hold crusades, so that we can preach the gospel so that we can help the poor, so that we can pay the school fees of the intelligent and the people who have graduated from the Free SHS who are now hanging, queueing, waiting for money to go to the university. Mr President, please pay my contractors for me, I beg, pay them, pay them”.
According to road contractors across the country, the government has failed to pay its members for work done in the past five years.
Secretary to the Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB), Reginald Obeng, revealed that some of their members have died due to the failure of the government to pay them.
The member of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry explained that the banks and other financial institutions that gave loans to their members for the works are chasing after them.
Mr Obeng appealed to the Akufo-Addo government to pay the debt inherited from the Mahama administration.
Speaking on Accra FM Thursday, 11 July 2019, Mr Obeng said: “The properties of our members, including houses used as collateral, are being confiscated by the banks and the financial institutions and this situation is rendering them homeless. Some are also dying out of frustration.”
He added: “We need a roadmap as to how the government will pay us. We know this government inherited the situation but it has been three years and we expect them to act quickly and pay us.
“They told us they were doing audits of the projects because the contracts were awarded when there were no secure funds.
“Some of the projects their members did for which we are not being paid include the E-blocks, CHPS compounds and roads in most of the districts across the country,” he added.
Mr Obeng further said a meeting has been scheduled with the Finance Ministry to deal with the situation.
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Some of the so-called Ghanaian Pastors are becoming grace to the gospel of christ because of politics and popularity. what kind of pastor are you? Selfish pastor focusing on money. Where are the morality, self-discipline, truthfulness, and commitment to the nation that has made you a pastor because you are not called by God. May God have mercy on Ghana. Politic has been in our churches. Pastors are selling their dignity for money. Instead of preaching the good news you are preaching prosperity. Tell me how much is your tax contribution from the money you want them to pay to you? preach to your people to be good citizens and pay their taxes so that the government can also pay your unfaithful contractors. God is waiting for you to appear before Him one day.
There they go, leeches who feast on the flesh of poor worshipers. Go find work and enjoy your sweat.
Papa just need information. the contraltos never did any work esp roads , look around and see if there are any good roads. no raod is good in accra except some main roads. its all a schemme for syphone money
Osofo, you are not thinking about the welfare of the contractors. You are only interested in your tithe and offering. I never knew tithe are for the Pastors, I thought they say it was for God.
Think about Ghana and not your pocket. Why are you so selfish. Have you asked you contractors whether did perform credible work.So you can not maintain yourself without tithes from contractors. Sammy, shame unto you
Infact am veryashame of u so call men of God now its true that ur perpuse is money may forgive u if u realty told the president to pay ur members contractors so they give offerings not thinking of their family but so call pastor ABIG SHAME UNTO U
The Man of God is right,and no one should worry him because he has speak the truth.
you are thinking only for your stomach
I am waiting patiently for Christian and Pentecostal Councils response on this preaching and the prayer. If this came from Owusu Bempah, they would have come out with a press release. ***barred word*** Farm organisations.
Where are the roads??? May God have mercy of ALL of us; The Pastor, the Contractor, The Contract Awardee, The Ministry of Roads and Highway, The Ministry of Finance and the poor people of Ghana.