Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on President John Dramani Mahama to sack the Chief Executive Officer for the Freezones Authority, Dr Mary Awusi, following her remarks against the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost.
According to Nana B, Madam Mary Ewusi must be sacked for her distasteful and insulting attacks on the Pentecost chairman.
In his post on Facebook, Nana B stated, “SACK MADAM MARY EWUSI NOW FOR HER DISTASTEFUL COMMENTS & ATTACKS ON PENTECOST CHAIRMAN
The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost of Ghana, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, in his ‘State of the Church’ address at the 48th General Assembly, has bemoaned the ever-worsening incidence of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in our Country and how the havoc wrought on our water bodies is impeding traditional river baptism by the Church.
In a very shocking twist, this very justifiable concern by the revered leader of the Church of Pentecost in Ghana has been met with a very distasteful attack from the President and the NDC through Madam Mary Ewusi, CEO of the Ghana FreeZones board and a close confidante of President John Mahama.
Mary Ewusi’s threats and taunts asking Apostle Nyamekye to ‘shut up or face the consequences’ cannot be treated lightly. It is obviously not an isolated reaction but yet another clear indication of the state-sanctioned scheme by John Mahama and his henchmen to silence all of the genuine voices of reason in our Country.
Mary Ewusi’s unprovoked attacks on no mean a person than the leader of the Church of Pentecost should be condemned by every well-meaning Ghanaian.
President Mahama should urgently revoke Madam Ewusi’s appointment if indeed he is not in support of such distasteful and disrespectful comments. The NDC and President Mahama must, as a matter of urgency, render an unqualified apology to Apostle Eric Nyamekye and the leadership of the Church of Pentecost.
President Mahama must remember that he will never be able to gag well-meaning Ghanaians from expressing their disappointment with the many broken promises by his government, and we will continue to put him on his toes for the good of the ordinary Ghanaian”.
Also, Prof H. Prempeh, the Chairman of Ghana’s constitutional amendment committee, has tackled the Chief Executive Officer for the Freezones Authority, Dr Mary Awusi, following her remarks against the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost.
In a post shared on social media, Prof Prempeh quizzes the Free Zones CEO if threatening the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost was part of her job description.
According to Prof Prempeh, the Free Zones CEO must focus on her job and leave the party propaganda job to others.
Prof H. Prempehin, in his post, wrote, “Is this part of your job description or KPI as CEO of Ghana Free Zones Authority? You were appointed to your CEO position at a state enterprise to do a specific job. Why can’t you focus on that important STATE assignment and leave the PARTY propaganda job to others who have no similar state responsibilities. The church leader’s public comment was not about the state agency you have been appointed to run; neither was it addressed to you or anyone in particular.
It is a matter of legitimate public interest. And there are state agencies and government officials who are properly authorised and best placed to respond to the church leader’s concerns. Yes, I know this commingling of roles, where government appointees to state offices double or volunteer themselves as ad hoc party communicators, has been a common practice in the politics of the 4th Republic.
But shouldn’t we be moving past this sort of thing? Shouldn’t our democracy, like all living things, be maturing with time and experience? If RESET cannot reset this low-hanging fruit, what else in this town can it meaningfully reset?”
His remarks come on the heels of Dr Mary Awusi, CEO of the Ghana Free Zones Authority and a senior National Democratic Congress (NDC) member, issuing a stern warning to the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye.
Dr Mary Awusi’s 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.
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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