The North Tongu MP says the Directors of the US-incorporated National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc. have not filed their annual tax returns.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says this has persisted since their effective incorporation on May 3, 2021.
He noted that not-for-profit organisations that practice transparency and accountability and do not divert funds for personal gain would have no difficulty filing their returns, but those that engage in illicit activities, such as money laundering, are more likely to be delinquent.
The MP made this known in a Facebook post on Monday, May 8, 2023, as part of his latest epistle on the National Cathedral project.
Mr Ablakwa has warned that if the National Cathedral of Ghana and Bible Museum Foundation, Inc fail to submit their annual tax returns, the tax-exempt status of the country could be revoked.
He urges the Foundation to ensure that the necessary paperwork is completed and filed without delay.
The Ranking member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee found it questionable that “despite retaining an expensive, or more accurately put, an extortionist $6 million ‘Consultant for the USA’ (per documents submitted to Parliament) in the person of Cary Lee Summers who operates from a dilapidated warehouse and not the advertised Nehemiah Group.”
“Then there are the infamous trio governors: President Vernon Darko, Eric Okyere Darko and Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah — how come all these actors are violently disregarding the law by refusing to file their Form 990 with the IRS?” he quizzed.
