Two members of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana have filed a suit at the High Court in Accra seeking to stop the installation and recognition of Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena as the next leader of the church.
The plaintiffs, Kweku Agyenim Boateng and Seth Appiah Richard Brown, are asking the court to declare that the succession to the leadership of Kristo Asafo Mission must be conducted strictly in accordance with the church’s 2017 Constitution and its amended 2024 Constitution.
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The suit names Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, Festus Owusu Badu, Dr. Kwadwo Addo Oduro and Robert Ntiful as defendants.
According to the statement of claim, the dispute arose following the death of the founder and leader of the church, Apostle Kwadwo Safo, in September 2025.
The plaintiffs contend that while Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena was at one point designated as a successor under the church’s earlier constitutional arrangements, amendments made to the church’s constitution in 2024 removed him from the designated line of succession.
They argue that the 2024 amendment represents the final and deliberate wishes of the founder regarding succession to the leadership of the church.
The plaintiffs further claim that the defendants have sought to install, present, announce and recognise Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena as leader of Kristo Asafo Mission despite the constitutional changes.
According to the suit, a public ceremony has been planned for his installation and presentation as leader.
The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration that Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena is not qualified to be appointed, installed, presented or recognised as leader of Kristo Asafo Mission under the church’s governing constitution.
They are also asking the court to restrain him from holding himself out as the leader of the church and to issue a perpetual injunction preventing the defendants and other church officials from appointing, installing, presenting or recognising him as leader.
The plaintiffs maintain that any installation or recognition of Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena would be contrary to the church’s constitution and therefore null and void.
They further argue that the ongoing succession dispute has created uncertainty, division and anxiety among members of the church and threatens its unity and stability.
The suit also seeks an order directing the defendants to comply strictly with the provisions of the church’s constitution regarding succession to the office of leader.
The High Court is expected to determine whether the planned installation complies with the governing constitution of Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana.
