Dr Mary Awusi, CEO of the Ghana Free Zones Authority and a senior National Democratic Congress (NDC) member, has begged the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, after her earlier warning.
According to the Free Zones CEO, she retracts and apologises, adding that she sincerely apologises as she is only human.
She asserted that her comments may have offended the church leader, the Church, and the general public and pleaded for forgiveness.
Speaking on Accra FM on Friday, April 24, 2026, Dr Awusi stated, “I retract and apologise. I have great respect for the man of God, considering his position as Chairman of the Church of Pentecost. In expressing myself, I may have offended him, the Church, and the general public, and for that, I sincerely apologise. I am human,” she stated.
Her earlier remarks come after Apostle Eric Nyamekye highlighted how rampant galamsey and the extensive pollution of water bodies have forced the church to stop river baptisms.
Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, lamented how illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, has hampered traditional water baptism.
According to Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, galamsey activities have hampered traditional water baptism in some mining communities.
He highlighted that the Church of Pentecost have now shifted to synthetic rubber pools in several districts to carry out the ordinance.
Apostle Eric Nyamekye, speaking during his State of the Church Address at the 48th General Conference on April 22, 2026, highlighted the persistent destruction of Ghana’s water.
The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost stated, “The extensive pollution of water bodies due to illegal mining has hampered traditional water baptism in some mining communities, necessitating a shift to synthetic rubber pools in several districts to carry out the ordinance,” he stated.
According to Dr Mary Awusi, Apostle Eric Nyamekye’s statement is a highly political statement.
She warned that if the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost descends to that level again, they will deal with him as a politician.
Speaking in an interview on Accra FM on April 23, 2026, Dr Mary Awusi stated, “He is a man of God, so we will forgive him, but next time he shouldn’t come so low to that level.
Next time, when he stoops so low and tries to do politics, they will deal with him as a politician. I’ve shown him respect this time as a man of God, but he should know that the statement he made is a highly political statement”.
She further questioned Apostle Eric Nyamekye’s consistency of criticisms about galamsey across different political administrations.
She added, “When Nana Addo was President, if you went to the mining communities, the rivers were like mud. At that time, was he in Ghana or wasn’t he in Ghana? Did he see that or did he not see how the rivers were then?”
“So as a pastor, if the truth is there and you wouldn’t say it, and instead put aside your pastoral duties and put on a political lens to talk, then next time we will treat him as a politician,” she added.
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