[male
vocals]
[INTRO — SPOKEN OVER DEEP REGGAE BASS] Ghana...
We
are
talking
about
THE
NATIONAL
CATHEDRAL
OF
GHANA.
This
is
not
about
Christianity.
This
is
not
about
Islam.
This
is
not
about
whether
building
a
Cathedral
was
right
or
wrong.
The
Chief
Imam
supported
the
dream.
Christians
supported
it.
Ghanaians
supported
it.
So
please...
Don't
use
religion
to
divide
us.
Our
question
is
simple:
After
all
the
money...
WHERE
IS
THE
CATHEDRAL?
WHERE
IS
THE
CATHEDRAL? [
CHORUS —
LEAD +
CHOIR] 🎵
Where
is
the
Cathedral?
Crowd:
SHOW
US
THE
CATHEDRAL!
Where
is
the
money?
Crowd:
SHOW
US
THE
VALUE!
Millions
upon
millions,
But
what
can
Ghana
see?
Taxpayers'
money
has
no
religion!
ACCOUNT
FOR
THE
PEOPLE'S
MONEY! 🎵
[VERSE 1 — THE PROMISE] It
began
as
a
personal
promise...
A
President's
pledge
to
God.
Then
the
personal
promise
Became
a
national
project.
Land
was
provided.
Buildings
came
down.
Public
money
entered
the
project.
People
donated.
Government
spent.
And
Ghana
waited...
We
were
told:
MARCH
SIX,
TWENTY
TWENTY-FOUR—
The
Cathedral
would
be
commissioned!
March
Six
came!
Crowd:
WHERE
IS
THE
CATHEDRAL?
March
Six
went!
Crowd:
WHERE
IS
THE
CATHEDRAL?
The
date
passed...
So
Ghana
asks:
WHAT
HAPPENED?
[DRAMATIC BREAK] Now
Ghana...
Look
at
the
site.
Where
is
the
Cathedral?
Crowd:
WHERE
IS
IT?
Where
are
the
walls?
Crowd:
WHERE
ARE
THEY?
After
all
the
millions...
What
do
the
people
see?
A
giant
hole
Filled
with
water!
And
Ghanaians
jokingly
ask:
IS
THIS
A
CATHEDRAL...
OR
A
SWIMMING
POOL? [
CHOIR —
SATIRICAL
HOOK] 🎵
We
asked
for
a
Cathedral,
Don't
leave
us
a
swimming
pool!
Millions
upon
millions—
Ghana,
where
is
the
value?
We
are
not
fighting
religion,
We
are
asking
for
the
truth!
SHOW
US
THE
CATHEDRAL!
SHOW
US
WHAT
THE
MONEY
DID! 🎵
[VERSE 2 — THE MONEY] Now
listen
carefully...
Fifty-eight
million
dollars
Already
reported
spent.
Thirty-nine
million
dollars
Outstanding
to
the
contractor.
Fifty-eight
plus
thirty-nine...
NINETY-SEVEN
MILLION
DOLLARS!
At
roughly
seventeen
million
dollars
For
an
Agenda 111
district
hospital...
Think
about
it,
Ghana...
That
is
more
than
FIVE
Agenda 111
district
hospitals!
Crowd:
MORE
THAN
FIVE!
Hospitals
with
beds.
Hospitals
with
equipment.
Hospitals
serving
communities.
Hospitals
saving
lives!
So
Ghana
has
every
right
to
ask:
WHAT
DID
WE
GET
FOR
OUR
MONEY?
[CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead:
Ninety-seven
million
dollars!
Crowd:
SHOW
US
THE
VALUE!
Lead:
Where
is
the
Cathedral?
Crowd:
SHOW
US
THE
CATHEDRAL!
Lead:
What
does
Ghana
demand?
Crowd:
ACCOUNTABILITY!
[VERSE 3 — OPEN THE BOOKS] Then
the
books
were
opened...
Procurement
questions!
Payment
questions!
Contract
questions!
Expenditure
questions!
Who
received
what?
For
what
work?
Under
what
contract?
Where
is
the
value?
Don't
hide
behind
religion.
Don't
hide
behind
politics.
OPEN
THE
BOOKS...
AND
ACCOUNT
TO
GHANA!
[BRIDGE — RELIGIOUS UNITY] Don't
put
the
Bible
Against
the
Qur'an.
Don't
put
the
church
Against
the
mosque.
Don't
turn
Christian
Against
Muslim.
Our
quarrel
is
not
with
God.
Our
quarrel
is
not
with
religion.
Our
question
is:
ACCOUNTABILITY!
[CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead:
Does
taxpayers'
money
have
a
religion?
Crowd:
NO!
Lead:
Christian
taxes?
Crowd:
GHANA'S
MONEY!
Lead:
Muslim
taxes?
Crowd:
GHANA'S
MONEY!
Lead:
Traditionalist
taxes?
Crowd:
GHANA'S
MONEY!
Lead:
What
do
we
demand?
Crowd:
ACCOUNTABILITY! [
FINAL
CHORUS —
FULL
BAND &
CHOIR] 🎵
Where
is
the
Cathedral? [
FINAL
CHORUS —
FULL
BAND &
CHOIR] 🎵
Where
is
the
Cathedral?
SHOW
US
THE
CATHEDRAL!
March
Six
came!
March
Six
went!
WHERE
IS
THE
CATHEDRAL?
Millions
upon
millions—
SHOW
US
THE
VALUE!
We
asked
for
a
Cathedral,
Don't
leave
us
a
swimming
pool!
Christian
and
Muslim,
One
Ghana,
one
nation!
Taxpayers'
money
Has
no
denomination!
Don't
divide
us
with
religion...
ACCOUNT
FOR
THE
PEOPLE'S
MONEY! 🎵
[OUTRO — BASS & SOFT CHOIR] We
are
not
questioning
God.
We
are
questioning
stewardship.
We
are
not
attacking
Christianity.
We
are
demanding
accountability.
March
Six
came...
March
Six
went...
Ninety-seven
million
dollars
in
financial
exposure...
And
Ghana
still
asks:
WHERE
IS
THE
CATHEDRAL?
Crowd:
WHERE
IS
IT?
SHOW
US
THE
VALUE!
Crowd:
SHOW
US
THE
VALUE!
No
religious
war.
No
political
gymnastics.
Just...
ACCOUNTABILITY. 🎵
Taxpayers'
money
Has
no
religion... 🎵
Fade
out.