Lawyers of James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr., the acting General Secretary of the Convention People Party (CPP) are sure it is not the duty of the government to middle in religious affairs of the country.
He was emphatic not it is not the business of the government to build a national cathedral for the country.
“Its not the business of the government to build national Mosques or shrines. Followers of religions build their own. Places of worship.” – he said.
In the view of Aziz Bambara, lawyer for the CPP stalwart, Ghana is a secular state for which reason the government must remain neutral and threat all religions equally.
He told the seven member panel of justices presided over by Justice Sophia Adenyira that the governments decision to provide land and seed capitals as announced by the Finance minister in the recent budget statement to parliament is state entanglement in religious matters.
Lawyer Bamba noted that there was no obligation on the state to provide any assistance to anyone religion.
Responding, Godfred Yeboah Dame, the deputy Attorney General argued among others that stated Lawyer Bamaba’s submission is riddled with contractions.
He questioned the claim by lawyer Bamaba that the government could not grant land it holds in trust for the people of the country.
He said there is no issue about of constitutional interpretation urging the court to dismiss the case.
Meanwhile, the court has set January 16, 2019 to deliver its ruling on the matter.
James Kwabena Bonfeh aka Kabila has sued the state over its decision to build a national cathedral in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of independence of the country .
Lawyers of Kabila insist the posture by the government amount to unnecessary entanglement in religious matters contrary to the 1992 constitution.
Source: The Publisher
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This Kabila and his Lawyers are sick and evill
I THINK THE GOVERMENT IS RUSHING TO MUCH ON THIS MATTER. THE CASE IS IN COURT BUT I HEAR THEY ARE DEMOLISHING THOSE NICE BUILDINGS BUILT WITH CASH I MEAN MONEY. I AM NOT EVEN BOTHERED IF THEY STILL GO AHEAD TO SPEND MONEY ON THAT BUT THE DISTRUCTION OF THE BIULDINGS OF THE JUDGES. THIS BUILDINGS ARE CLOSE TO THE COURTS AND WE HAVE THE RIDGE CHURCH PALIAMENT CONFRENCE CENTRE ALL THERE. WHY DONT THEY SPARE THOSE BUILDINGS AND GO BUILD IT SOME WHERE OUT OF ACCRA? FOR ME IT DOESENT MAKE SENCE AT THIS TIME. SOME RETIRED MEN OF GOD WANTS TO GET A JOB BY WORKING THERE.
Kabila do you know who built Westminster cathedral in UK and St Basil cathedral in Moscow and Washington cathedral and other 33 which are scattered in Europe and America. When you find the answers then review your case with the government which you seeking senseless fame.
this building of national cathedral is uselesssss, nonnseees and stupiiidity, why? we dont have school and ambulances and you people are there fuulishly talking about building a national cathedral, are we going to build it in all the regions we have in Ghana? Nonnsenseee.
Bonfe winning this case will jeopardize the Hajj for Muslims. It will be difficult to do without support from the state.
MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU. DID AN INDIVIDUAL BUILD THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL HERE IN WASHINGTON DC?
This drunkard called Kabila is fighting against a church because of cheap politics. It appears he has no elderly person in his family to advice him. He will only be disgraced at the end. #Kwasiabanku
Looking at the type of Country we live in, is a national cathedral a priority? Kabila and his lawyer are not far from the truth. Wake up African leaders....!!!!!!!!!
We must rise against all politicians fighting against the sitting ofthe cathedral punish vote against them
Bonfeh are you an anti christ or against the Church I hear you saying no but I judge you and your penny a dime lawyers as such.We are building a national cathedral and look at the against that is risen the anger and the shamelessness aww I feel angry that such crass mentality is being exhibited by so-Called learned luminaries who have turned into abysmal characters used by the evil axis.Tseaaaaaahhhh