Two Church Members Sue to Block Israel Kwadwo Safo from Becoming Kristo Asafo Leader

 Two Church Members Sue to Block Israel Kwadwo Safo from Becoming Kristo Asafo Leader

Two members of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana have filed a lawsuit at the Accra High Court seeking to prevent Israel Kwadwo Safo, son of the late founder Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, from being recognised as the church’s leader.

The plaintiffs, Kweku Agyenim Boateng of Agogo in Kumasi and Seth Appiah Richard Brown, filed the writ on June 18, 2026, at the General Jurisdiction Registry of the High Court. They are suing the Church and four others, including Israel Kwadwo Safo (also known as Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena), Festus Owusu Badu, Dr Kwadwo Addo Oduro, and Robert Ntiful.

The plaintiffs are asking the court to declare that the church’s 2017 Constitution and its amended 2024 version remain the supreme laws governing the affairs of the church, and that succession to the office of leader must be conducted strictly in accordance with those documents.

They are further seeking a declaration that Israel Kwadwo Safo is not qualified to be appointed, installed, presented, or recognised as leader of the church, along with an order restraining him from holding himself out as such.

The legal action follows the death of Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka on September 11, 2025, which triggered succession discussions within the church. Funeral arrangements have since been announced, with the burial scheduled for July 30, 2026, at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region, followed by a national funeral service on July 31 at Independence Square in Accra.

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