Dr Isaac Ofori Tieku, the personal physician to the late Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, has confirmed that the Kristo Asafo founder’s body was secretly transported from the Transitions Funeral Home in Accra to Gomoa Mpota ahead of his funeral.
According to Dr Ofori Tieku, the family hoped to bid Apostle Safo farewell in an atmosphere of love and unity, but there were internal disagreements.
He disclosed that a specially prepared Kantanka ambulance had been taken to the funeral home intended to publicly convey Apostle Safo’s remains, but that vehicle was instead used as a decoy, while another vehicle quietly transported the body to the funeral grounds at Gomoa Mpota.
Dr Ofori Tieku noted that the opposing faction had learnt of their plans and tried to frustrate them, revealing that they had intelligence that allowed them to carry out the operation successfully.
Speaking in an interview on Accra FM, Dr Isaac Ofori Tieku stated, “All we wanted was for love and unity to bid our father farewell, but we realised some people among us had different intentions”.
“The Kantanka car was a special ambulance prepared to carry the mortal remains of our father so we could gloriously transport him in public for all to see”, he said.
“We heard of all their plans and schemes, and we knew exactly what to do for our father,” he said.
He further revealed that the body was taken to the Apostle Kwadwo Safo Centre at Gomoa Mpota on Thursday, ahead of the funeral rites.
“We protected our father and took him away,” he said.
“It is God who has worked victoriously”, he said.
“We observed how our father was and how he worked, and inspired by his knowledge, we undertook this plan successfully to honour him”, he added.
Also, the spokesperson of the former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, Seth Kofi Kissi, has revealed that the body of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka was never at Transitions Funeral Home.
According to Adwoa Safo’s spokesperson, the former MP entrusted him with personally entrusting him with the responsibility of going to retrieve the body of the late founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission.
He disclosed that reports suggesting that the Police stopped the hearse transporting the body of Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka were not accurate, revealing that the body was never seized.
Seth Kofi Kissi also revealed that Adwoa Safo made arrangements for a brand-new vehicle, which had not been used to transport her late father’s remains.
Speaking in an interview on Neat FM, Adwoa Safo’s spokesperson stated, “Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka’s body was never at Transitions. I was honoured when Adwoa Safo personally entrusted me with the responsibility of bringing the body from where it had been kept.
“It was only after I returned that I saw claims circulating on social media that the body had been seized, but nothing of that sort happened. Adwoa Safo ensured that a brand-new vehicle, one that had never been used or seen before, was used to transport the body,” Kissi stated.
The spokesperson’s revelation follows reports suggesting the hearse transporting the body of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka from the Transitions Funeral Home has been stopped by the Police.
According to reports, the Police stopped the hearse citing a court order, even as funeral proceedings continue at Gomoa Mpota.
However, reports suggest a casket believed to contain the body of the late Kwadwo Safo Kantanka has arrived at Gomoa Mpota for the final funeral rites.
The development follows the Accra High Court granting a 10-day interim injunction restraining former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo from proceeding with the funeral and burial of the late Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.
The High Court order follows an application filed by the Kristo Asafo Mission over matters relating to the estate of its late founder.
The injunction follows a dispute within the Safo family over who has the legal mandate to organise the burial and carry out the late Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka’s final wishes.
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