Some security agency heads petitioned to investigate Rev Owusu Bempah (4th from the left)
The Ashanti Regional Youth Wing of the largest opposition political party in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has petitioned several agencies in the country to investigate the founder and leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministry, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah.
In the petition, which was submitted to the Director-General of the National Security Secretariat, Accra, the Director-General of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the Inspector-General of Police, the Youth Wing asked that the pastor be investigated over allegations he made against some leading figures of the party, particularly Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, the party’s Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore.
The NPP Youth Wing indicated that the allegations made by Rev Owusu Bempah against the MP regarding the supposed attack on him (the pastor) are completely false.
“Prophet Owusu-Bempah has publicly alleged that Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye planned to mobilise the NPP Nasara Wing to attack him and his church, on account of prophecies he has made concerning the NPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. These are grave allegations that, in effect, accuse our Patron of orchestrating or conspiring to commit acts of violence and criminality.
“We are appalled by these allegations, which we consider wicked, false and entirely without foundation. Dr Ayew Afriye is known to us, and to the general public, as an affable, disciplined and peace-loving leader who has, on numerous occasions, exercised restraint even in the face of considerable provocation. At no time has he issued any instruction, directive or encouragement to this Youth Wing, or to any other person or group, to attack Prophet Owusu Bempah, his church, or any of its members,” part of the petition reads.
The youth of the party also accused Rev Owusu Bempah of using his pulpit as a political tool to attack the flagbearer of their party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a former Vice President of Ghana.
The group went on to ask the petitioned agencies to investigate the matter because, in their view, it has security implications, among other demands.
Below are the full demands of the NPP Youth Wing:
a) Investigate the allegations made by Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah and establish whether there is any factual basis for his claims;
b) Invite Prophet Owusu Bempah to substantiate, with evidence, his claim that Dr. Ayew Afriye planned or mobilised any group to attack him or his church;
c) Take appropriate action, in accordance with the law, should the allegations be found to be false and made with the intent to incite public disaffection, cause fear and panic, or injure the reputation of our Patron; and
d) Ensure the personal safety of Dr Ayew Afriye, who may be exposed to public hostility or reprisal as a result of these unsubstantiated claims.
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