Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, the Executive Director of the National Cathedral Project, has responded to the resignation of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the General Overseer of the United Denominations of Action Chapel Churches Worldwide and President of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, from the Board of Trustees in charge of the Cathedral’s construction.

In their letter of resignation dated Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the two clergymen stated that the Board’s refusal to carry out an audit into the project was the reason they were stepping down.

Additionally, they stated that since they had requested an audit earlier in January 2023, they had not heard anything new.

However, Dr. Opoku-Mensah confirmed in a news release on October 17 that Deloitte was still conducting an audit at the time.

According to Dr. Opoku-Mensah, numerous meetings were held following the request for the audit, and all relevant data was provided to the esteemed men of God, refuting their assertions.

“Following this, the engagement letter for Deloitte to officially begin the audit was drafted and signed by Deloitte on March 27, 2023, and set up on their system on May 17, 2023. The expectation was that the first part of the audit was to be completed in July 2023. The audit process, so far, can be confirmed with the auditors, Deloitte.”

“The Board was constantly updated on the process through the Chairman and the Steering Committee, as well as the Executive Director’s reports to the meetings of the Board.”

“Although Archbishop Duncan Williams and Rev. Eastwood Anaba were not present at both the June 2023 and September 2023 meetings, they and all the other Board members who were not physically present at the meeting were sent copies of all the documents for the Board meeting, including the Executive Director’s report. The claim that they have received no information, whatsoever, on the audit process is therefore false.”