Kwame Boafo Akuffo, a lawyer for Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, has refuted claims that the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s will automatically makes Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena the leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission.
Adwoa Safo’s lawyer disclosed that the section of the will being referenced only names Kwadwo Safo Akofena as the head of the Safo family and not the successor to lead the church.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, a day after the reading of the late founder’s will, Kwame Boafo Akuffo highlighted that the document contains no provision appointing or confirming any individual as head of the church.
According to Kwame Boafo Akuffo, claims that the will settles the succession of the Kristo Asafo Mission are legally and constitutionally misplaced.
Adwoa Safo’s lawyer stated, “The will does not establish the leadership of the church. Leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission is governed by the church’s constitution, not by the testamentary wishes of the deceased”.
“There is no part of the will which appointed any individual as the next leader of the church,” he said.
According to him, Clause 27 of the will only refers to a male biological child being an heir to ascend to a leadership position, but does not name any specific person as the church’s leader.
“Those who have read the will, especially Clause 27, will have noticed that it speaks of the male biological child being an heir or being capable of ascending to the leadership position. No one is mentioned in that will as the leader of the church,” he stated.
His comments align with Seth Appiah Richard Brown, popularly known as Osebo the Zaraman, a Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur, has apologised and retracted his earlier statement suggesting that the late Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka named his son, Kwadwo Safo Jnr, as the sole heir and successor to the Kristo Asafo Mission.
According to Osebo the Zaraman, the information he shared previously in an interview was inaccurate.
He clarified that all three sons of the late Apostle Safo have the opportunity to lead the church, adding that he was misled when he made the earlier comments.
Osebo disclosed that Paragraph 27 of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka’s will clearly states that any of his three sons can become the leader of Kristo Asafo Mission, admitting that he got his first statement wrong.
Speaking in another interview, Osebo the Zaraman stated, “I was misled. When I was talking in the previous interview, there was a lawyer standing by me. He tapped me to prevent me from taking the matter further because there were more details emerging”.
He explained, “After the interview, Gary Nimako reached out to me and sent me paragraph 27 of the will, which states that all three sons of the late Apostle Safo, Afofena, Nana Yaw Abraham and Obed Kwadwo Safo can all be leaders of the church.
“But I got it wrong, and I said it was only Akofena that can lead the church. So, I retract my earlier statement”, he stated.
In related news, Lawyers representing former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo have petitioned the Attorney-General to transfer the shooting case from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.
According to Lawyers for Adwoa Safo, the main offence in the case is a first-degree felony and can only be tried by the High Court.
In her petition dated June 25, 2026, Adwoa Safo argued that the Circuit Court also lacks jurisdiction to hear bail applications in the matter.
Her petition is asking the Attorney General to review the police docket and have the case refiled at the High Court.
Parts of the petition read, “Respectfully, the offence of intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with the use of an offensive weapon is a first-degree felony and is triable on indictment before the High Court, not the Circuit Court”.
“In view of the aforesaid, we have been duly instructed to petition your office to call for the docket, review and have the case filed at the High Court for the matter to go through full trial in an expeditious manner”.
Meanwhile, the case involving the younger brother of Sarah Adwoa Safo, Israel Kwadwo Safo and eight others has been adjourned to September 23.
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