I DON’T ASPIRE TO LEAD KRISTO ASAFO CHURCH OR DRAW WEALTH FROM MY FATHER’S ESTATES”— Adwoa Safo Speaks On Assassination Attempt On Her Life
Former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has dismissed claims that the ongoing dispute within the Kristo Asafo Mission is driven by a desire to take over the church or gain control of her late father’s estate.
In a statement released on Friday, July 3, 2026, following what she described as an assassination attempt on her life on June 21, the former lawmaker said the public had misunderstood the real issues surrounding the disagreement.
According to Sarah Adwoa Safo, the controversy has nothing to do with personal ambition or inheritance.
She stressed that throughout her life she has not depended on her late father’s wealth and has instead built her own path through hard work and personal values.
Ms Safo explained that the disagreement is centred on changes her late father, Apostle Kwadwo Safo, made to the Kristo Asafo Church’s constitution in 2024.
According to her, her father personally instructed her before his death to ensure those constitutional changes were respected and implemented.
“Following the disturbing and very brazen assassination attempt on my life on the morning of Sunday June 21, 2026, I feel it is imperative to address the public directly on the matters leading to this grave and deeply unfortunate incident and its aftermath.
Firstly, I am profoundly grateful to be alive, and I do not take that reality for granted. With bullets, flying all around me on that fateful Sunday morning and the thought of losing my life and leaving behind my two young children has been deeply distressing as a mother and will remain an experience I cannot wish for any one. I am eternally grateful to God for my life.
No one should ever have to live under the threat of violence or intimidation, most especially, a woman standing firm in her convictions and carrying out the dying wishes and responsibilities bestowed on her.
My near death experience is even the more troubling, in that, if an attempt of this nature can happen to a Woman of my Background, Standing, and Public Persona and afterwards there is a seeming lacklustre interest in pursuing and bringing the perpetrators of this heinous crime to book and ensure Justice is served, raises very serious concerns for every Ghanaian in this country in relation to the broader implications for public safety, the administration of justice, and the protection of especially women and the vulnerable in our society.
While I fully respect the right of every accused person to due process and the presumption of innocence, I believe it is equally important that the justice system is seen to be firm, fair, impartial, and sensitive to the experiences of victims, especially women.
Let me also be explicitly clear on the facts, because there has been a lot of speculation and misinformation on the issues leading to the shooting attempt on my life.
The matter at hand is neither about any aspiration on my part to lead the Kristo Asafo Church, nor does it concern a dispute over church property or, for that matter, inheritance.
I say with modesty, that I am deeply blessed to be self made and I have never sought to draw wealth or personal gain from my late father’s estate or properties, but have for many years, even before the passing of our dear dad, chosen to walk a path defined by integrity, contentment, independence and self-determined effort” she said.
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