The founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has apologised to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, after he was dragged to court.
Rev Isaac Owusu-Bempah’s apology was conveyed by his junior pastor, Rev Charles Owusu.
He revealed that Rev Owusu Bempah had agreed to seek forgiveness from Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, appealing to the MP to withdraw the court issue.
Rev Charles Owusu disclosed that the church now believes that Dr Ayew Afriye was innocent of allegations that he was part of a plot to cause chaos within the church.
He added that some individuals who had allegedly planned to cause trouble had withdrawn their intentions, adding that Dr Ayew Afriye’s name was wrongly mentioned in connection with the alleged plot.
Speaking to members of the church on Sunday, October 4, 2026, Rev Charles Owusu stated, “I stand on behalf of the church and the leadership, and what I am saying is that my senior pastor has agreed. What we are saying is that those people who planned to do evil have rescinded their evil plans. Now we know that he is innocent in the case, and people just used his name in the whole plot.
“What you said about our senior pastor, we forgive. So, you also, please, let us withdraw the court issue because your name, which was mentioned as part of the plotters to cause chaos in the church, is not true. So, let us make peace,” he said.
The development follows Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, who sued Rev Owusu Bempah and the church.
The lawmaker is demanding GH¢10 million in damages over alleged defamatory statements made against him.
Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie filed his suit at the High Court alleging that Rev. Owusu Bempah used the church’s platform to make statements that denigrated the MP’s image, integrity and reputation.
The man of God had alleged that some leading figures of the NPP, including Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, are behind a supposed plot by the Nasara group of the party to attack him and his church members.
“You can write for me. Those organising that thing (the attack); Anthony Abayifa Karbo and Sammy Awuku are also among them. One of them is called Opare Ansah, and the other one, Ayew Afriyie. These are the people planning evil,” Rev Owusu Bempah said.
Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, in his writ of summons filed by his lawyers, stressed that the allegations made by the prophet are “defamatory” and intended to lower his “integrity, reputation, image and standing”.
“The Plaintiff says that accusing him of working with others to attack him and his church has lowered his standing and image in the estimation of right-thinking members of the Ghanaian society and in particular citizens of Effiduase — Asokore constituency,” the statement of claim said.
The MP therefore asked the court to rule that the remarks made by Rev Owusu Bempah were defamatory and had dented his reputation.
Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie also asked the court for damages of GH¢10 million and an order for the pastor to retract his comments.
The NPP MP is seeking reliefs below:
“i. A declaration that the statement published by the Defendants on the 6th day of September, 2026, and brought to the attention of the Plaintiff… are defamatory in character, and have tended to lower the integrity, reputation, image and standing of the Plaintiff in the estimation of high-thinking members of the society.
ii. Damages against the Defendants to the tune of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHC 10,000,000.00) for making such highly offensive and defamatory statements of, and concerning the Plaintiff on the platform of the 2nd Defendant on the 6th day
of September, 2026, and other social media platforms, which was brought to the attention of the Plaintiff.
iii. An order compelling the Defendants to retract, with apology, the defamatory statements made on the platform of the 2nd Defendant and other social media platforms.
iv. An order directed at the Defendants to render an unqualified apology to the Plaintiff on the same medium as the defamatory statements for a period of fourteen days (14 days).
V. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants from further making or causing to be made such or similar words defamatory to the Plaintiff.
vi. Cost, including legal fees”.
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