She Has No Interest in Pastoring: Obed Kwadwo Safo Jnr. Blasts False Narrative Driving the Kristo Asafo Succession Feud | Discuss Ghana

As the legal and criminal fallout from Sunday’s violent Kwabenya shootout continues to intensify, a prominent member of the Safo dynasty has stepped forward to clear the air. Obed Kwadwo Safo Jnr., the youngest son of the late legendary industrialist Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo "Kantanka," has vehemently debunked widespread public rumors that his older sister, former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, is orchestrating a coup to seize the spiritual leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana.

Speaking on Thursday, June 25, 2026, amidst massive public conversation surrounding the arraignment of his brother, Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena, and eight private security guards, Obed Jnr. expressed deep heartbreak over how their father's hard-earned, decades-old legacy has been rapidly dragged through the mud. Breaking his silence, he made it abundantly clear that the narrative framing Adwoa Safo as an ambitious, power-hungry pastoral contender is a calculated fabrication designed to deflect from the core legal issue:

*"The claims making the rounds that our sister, Honorable Sarah Adwoa Safo, wants to pastorship or take over leadership of the church are completely false and malicious. Adwoa is a senior legal practitioner and a stateswoman; she has never trained as a pastor, nor does she have any desire to lead the spiritual flock of Kristo Asafo.

What she went to do at the Kwabenya residence on Sunday was purely an act of familial and legal duty. She was acting as the designated head of the Kwadwo Safo family to enforce a lawful court injunction against an unauthorized installation ceremony that violated our late father’s explicit constitutional directives. Our father left us a good name, but today, when people see us, they perceive us as carrying weapons. He would be very gutted and disappointed wherever he is."*

 

The Constitutional Split: Why the Succession Faction Fractured

Obed Jnr.’s explosive defense of his sister sheds immense, necessary light on the deep structural and legal documents driving the internal war over the church's multi-million dollar empire:

The 2024 Constitution Argument: According to court filings submitted by senior church elders, the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo explicitly altered the church’s constitution in 2024—just a year before his passing in September 2025. This supreme amendment effectively withdrew the automatic succession mandate previously granted to Israel Safo Akofena in 2017 due to corporate mismanagement concerns, establishing a strict, non-dynastic General Council blueprint instead.

The Victim, Not the Aggressor: Reacting to counter-claims from church defense lawyers alleging that Adwoa Safo’s entourage initiated the violence by ramming the estate gates, Obed Jnr. fiercely rejected the spin. He maintained that the former Gender Minister was a completely defenseless victim who was shot at point-blank range simply for attempting to serve legal documentation on her brother.

A Family Name in Jeopardy: Obed Jnr. lamented the public spectacle of the police raiding the family compound and confiscating civilian firearms, noting that transforming a globally respected industrial and religious powerhouse into a playground for armed security operatives is a deep tragedy for the entire family block.

THE KRISTO ASAFO MISSION SUCCESSION COMPASS:
┌────────────────────────────────────────┐      ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
│          THE AKOFENA FACTION BLUEPRINT │      │         THE CONSTITUTIONAL FAMILY ALIGN│
├────────────────────────────────────────┤      ├────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ • Leader: Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena   │  ──  │ • Reps: Sarah Adwoa Safo & Obed Jnr.   │
│ • Stance: Claims legitimacy based on a │  ──  │ • Stance: Backing a 2024 constitutional│
│   historic 2017 succession directive   │      │   amendment that bars absolute family  │
│ • Legal Status: 9 suspects arraigned   │      │   pastoral takeovers via Council rule  │
│   over illegal use of firearms/assault │      │ • Status: Enforcing active injunctions │
└────────────────────────────────────────┘      └────────────────────────────────────────┘