Osebo Threatens Legal Action Should Adwoa Safo Attempt to Lead Kristo Asafo
The battle over who leads the Kristo Asafo Mission has taken another turn, with church member and fashion icon Osebo the Zaraman warning he will pursue legal action if former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo attempts to take over as head of the church.
What Osebo Said
Speaking on the sidelines of a court hearing, in a video shared on the TikTok page of DEK360, Osebo declared that he would go to court should Adwoa Safo move to position herself as the church’s new leader. His objection, he explained, rests on the church’s constitution, which he says does not permit a woman to lead Kristo Asafo.
He went further, suggesting that talk of Adwoa Safo attempting to assume leadership was part of a deliberate campaign to tarnish her image, rather than a genuine ambition on her part. Osebo expressed confidence that the full truth behind the ongoing succession dispute would eventually come to light.
Context: A Dispute Osebo Is Already Part Of
This is not Osebo’s first intervention in the Kristo Asafo succession saga. He is one of two church members — alongside Kweku Agyenim Boateng — who filed the original lawsuit at the Accra High Court seeking to enforce the church’s constitutional provisions on leadership succession, a case that led to an injunction against Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena’s installation as leader. Osebo has also been publicly critical of Akofena in the past, accusing him of causing his late father distress and disputing the legitimacy of his installation.
The Wider Kristo Asafo Saga
The succession dispute has convulsed the Kristo Asafo Mission and the wider Kwadwo Safo family since the death of founder Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka in September 2025. Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena I was installed as the church’s new leader on June 21, 2026, defying a standing court injunction — a ceremony that was overshadowed by a shooting incident in which Adwoa Safo, his sister, was injured. Akofena was subsequently arrested in connection with the case and has since been released on bail, making a public appearance at the church that was met with jubilation from supporters.
Adwoa Safo, for her part, has said she is recovering from her injuries, with her brother previously sharing updates on her condition. Police investigations into the shooting remain ongoing, with several individuals questioned as part of the probe.
What It Means Going Forward
Osebo’s latest comments suggest the succession dispute is far from settled, with battle lines continuing to shift even as the underlying court case over the church’s constitution remains before the Accra High Court. Whether or not Adwoa Safo has genuine ambitions to lead the church, as Osebo himself now suggests may not be the case, his willingness to threaten legal action against the possibility signals just how contested — and personal — the fight over Kristo Asafo’s leadership has become.
NsemGH will continue to track developments in the Kristo Asafo succession dispute as the court case proceeds.
