The Supreme Court has fixed January 16 2019, to give its judgment on the lawsuit challenging the construction of a National Cathedral project.
The court set the date after both parties in the case argued their case in the court today, Wednesday, November 21, 2018.
In their arguments, Dr. Basit Bamba, who’s lawyer for the plaintiff, Kwabena Bomfeh, said they hold a strong view that the country is a secular state and as such, the government must remain neutral and must treat all religions equally.
He also added that the state’s entanglement in religion is unconstitutional particularly when other religions have not been given same treatment.
Responding to the plaintiffs, the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, said the issues raised by the plaintiff did not require an interpretation by the court, describing their arguments as contradictory.
Mr. Dame also added that there has not been a contravention of the constitution.
Concluding his case, Godfred Dame said the government is acting in the interest of the people having regard to their religious beliefs.
A member of the Convention People’s Party’s (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh, is in court over the yet-to-be-constructed National Cathedral project, seeking the court’s intervention against Government’s decision to construct the project as well as the organization of Hajj pilgrimages.
The Supreme Court at a previous hearing allowed lawyers of the plaintiff to amend the original writ.
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Although it was not clear which part of the writ issued they wanted to amend, Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, who was in court did not oppose the application, and further waived the state’s option of responding to the changes to be effected.
The justices of the court granted the request by the lawyers of the applicant and gave them three days to file the amended writ which they did.
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