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The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/politics/if-you-slap-me-i-will-slap-you-back-kwesi-pratt-backs-mahamas-boot-for-boot/t676lx7" id="bf5f05ef-c6e8-46d2-b571-7f9ff42bd090">Kwesi Pratt Jnr</a> has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stop the construction of the National Cathedral and focus on the depreciation of the cedi.

Construction of National Cathedral 'useless' - Kwesi Pratt tells Nana Addo | Pulse Ghana

Emmanuel Tornyi

<p>According to him, the construction of a National Cathedral by the government is a misplaced priority.</p>

<p>The veteran journalist stated that Ghanaians are facing challenges therefore the construction of a Cathedral cannot be priority among priorities.</p>

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<p>Some urged the government to suspend the construction or it will invite Ghanaians to campaign against it to protect the national purse.</p>

<p>Speaking on Accra-based Peace FM, Kwesi Pratt said "I don't see the usefulness", and urged the government to focus on arresting the cedi which has depreciated against the major currencies.</p>

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper Kwesi Pratt

<p>The US dollar is selling at between GH¢5.00 and GH¢5.20. Meanwhile, checks on Monday indicated that some currency dealers are asking for GH¢5.30 and GH¢5.32 for a dollar.</p>

<p>Ghanaian importers have expressed worry over the depreciation of the cedi against foreign currencies like the US dollar and the pound.</p>

<p>But Kwesi Pratt wondered what benefits the construction of the National Cathedral will have for the nation.</p>

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<p>He said the "concentration on the National Cathedral, if the same focus was on industry and so on; it would have been more beneficial for us. Our cedi wouldn't have rotted. Your cedi is deteriorating and you're talking about National Cathedral."</p>

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