Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena Breaks Silence After Apostle Kantanka’s Will Sparking Bitter Family Feud | Discuss Ghana

In an uncompromised, highly anticipated address to his church and the public, the newly designated patriarch of Ghana’s most famous indigenous industrial empire has broken his silence. Moving to defuse the intense, low-vibe legal and physical conflicts that have fractured his family, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena has made his first public statement following the reading of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka’s will at the Accra High Court.

The address was broadcast via a video statement released on Thursday evening, July 9, 2026. Seated on an ornate white and gold sofa, Akofena deliberately bypassed aggressive legal rhetoric, choosing instead to issue a powerful, high-vibe plea for peace, unity, and total institutional stability across the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana. The public address follows an incredibly tense month of succession battles with his sister, former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, which tragically escalated into a high-stakes shooting incident at Akofena’s residence in late June that left the former lawmaker hospitalized.

The Anatomy of the Successor's Address

Akofena’s strategic message addressed the systemic family divides while strictly shielding his father's industrial and spiritual legacy from reputational collapse:

The Mystery Orchestrator: Without explicitly calling out specific names, Akofena revealed that external, hidden actors are deliberately fueling the aggressive rift within the household. "There is a name attached to the issues that have been happening," Akofena stated calmly. "I won't sit here and mention anybody's name, but we all united to fight for our father to make his church and the gift he brought into this world bigger."

A Plea for Internal Reconciliation: Rather than claiming total victory after the court reading, he reminded the church elders and his siblings of the foundational struggles that built the mission. "Let us live in peace and togetherness. Let us unite. There is no home without a problem," he pleaded, reminding the Kristo Asafo community that their main mandate is to protect Africa's premier technology and engineering congregation.

The Will Interpretation Realignment: The address helps cool down intense national debates regarding the actual contents of the will read on July 6. While early media reports claimed Akofena was made absolute leader of both the business empire and the ministry, the church’s lead legal counsel, Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka, clarified that the late Apostle intentionally separated family and religious authority. The will explicitly appoints Akofena as the Head of the Kantanka Paternal Family—the anchor his siblings must look up to—while leaving the selection of the next spiritual leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission to a separate process run strictly by the church’s Council of Elders.