Mr Eric Seddy Kutortse (4th right), Chairman and CEO of First Sky Group presenting a dummy cheque to Most Rev. Dr Samuel Asante Antwi, the Chairman of the National Cathedral trustee. With them are Mr Kofi Dzamesi (3rd right), the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Kwasi Amoako Attah (2nd right), the Minister of Roads and Highways and some staff of First Sky Group

First Sky Group donates towards National Cathedral project

Sebastian Syme Jan - 15 - 2018 , 10:32

The construction of a national cathedral in Accra has been given a boost with the donation of GH¢1 million and other building materials to support the project.

The Chairman of the First Sky Group, Mr Eric Seddy Kutortse, who presented a cheque for GH¢1 million on behalf of the company, also donated 4,000 bags of cement, 500 metric tonnes of chippings and 50 metric tonnes of iron rods towards the project.

Mr Kutortse made the donation to the Overseer of the National Cathedral Project, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, at the 15th annual thanksgiving anniversary of the First Sky Group in Accra yesterday.

The anniversary, which was marked on the theme: “Declaring 15 years of God’s Faithfulness” brought together some dignitaries, including ministers of state and clergymen who joined hundreds of employees of the Sky Group to thank God.

Cathedral project

Mr Kutortse described the project as a laudable one which he said was a vehicle towards the promotion of national unity.

He said the project was a good intervention by the government; hence, the decision of the company to sow a seed as part of its corporate social responsibility towards the construction of the national cathedral.

In March 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction of the national cathedral in Accra to serve as a national non-denominational Christian worship centre for the country.

*Mr Kofi Dzamesi (right), the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, being congratulated by Mr Amoako Attah (left), the Minister of Roads and Highway and Mr James Avedzi.*

Government support

In a speech delivered on his behalf by the Minister of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Mr Kofi Dzamesi, President Akufo-Addo reiterated the readiness of the government to support individuals and companies that would position themselves to take advantage of the good policy initiatives to create socio-economic opportunities in the country.

He said the one- district, one -factory, planting for food and jobs and other strategic initiatives that had been rolled out by the government would provide access to affordable and long-term credit.

“That is why the Bank of Ghana has revised the minimum capital requirement for banks in order to make funds available to the private sector to drive the kind of inclusive and sustainable growth that is required in the country,” he said.

The President stated that sustainable growth, poverty reduction and job creation were spearheaded by the private sector and he was of the expectation that indigenous Ghanaian companies would be built on strong ethical values, not commended on integrity and honesty.

President Akufo-Addo commended Mr Kutortse for his charitable and humanitarian deeds over the years and urged him to continue such endeavours for mankind.

Sermon

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong Manso, who preached the sermon, spoke about celebrating the faithfulness of God which he said was required of every individual and institution to recognise the contribution of God in their activities.

He asked Ghanaians to believe in themselves and shun the mind-set that the development of the country was dependent on donor support and asked the political leadership to strive towards building an economy based on internal natural resources.