Kristo Asafo Council Swears In Festus Owusu Badu as Chairman After Demise of Apostle Kwadwo Safo

• Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the founder and leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, died on Thursday, September 11, 2025
• The church has since sworn in a legal practitioner, Festus Owusu Badu, to act in his stead until they make a substantive appointment
• Social media users who watched the video congratulated the lawyer and wished him well as the temporary leader of the church

Festus Owusu Badu, a Ghanaian legal practitioner, has been sworn in as acting chairman of the General Council of the Kristo Asafo Mission.

The lawyer was sworn into the position after the demise of the church's late founder and leader, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.

In a video on X, Owusu Badu was clad in a kente cloth. One person explained that they were swearing him in as an acting chairman and would get a substantive leader at the right time.

The person who led the lawyer to swear the oath said that he would take an oath before all of the church's General Councils and members to lead the church until further notice.

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After taking the oath, Owusu Badu was helped by two elderly men to sit in a huge chair, which possibly signifies his ascension to the leadership role of the late Apostle Safo's church.

Apostle Safo's children and other family members, led by Adwoa Safo, were present. They walked up to the newly sworn-in leader to congratulate him and express their support.

Afterwards, other members of the church congratulated their new leader.

Owusu Badu has worked as the General Secretary of the Kristo Asafo Mission in Ghana before. In his LinkedIn bio, the lawyer indicated that he also worked as the Managing Director of the Mission.

This implies that the Ghanaian legal practitioner has some experience in leading the church, and he had also worked closely with the founder while he was alive.

Watch the video below:

Reactions to new Kristo Asafo church leader

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YEN.com.gh has collated some reactions below to the video about the swearing-in of a new Kristo Asafo leader, which was shared by @eddie_wrt on X.

@Dr_Lowerbi said:

"So they have replaced the Holy Spirit with Sarfo Kantanka.......eeeeeiiii."

@MTwumz_ wrote:

"Looks like the family didn't like it."

@asubontengjnr said:

"Wooow.. That's my law lecturer. Congratulations, Sir."

@Originalbad_obg wrote:

"Why did they leave?"

@AnnaDelrose said:

"A lawyer taking the reins of a church council? That's like mixing rock and gospel—exciting, but I'm curious how those vibes will mesh! 🤘✨."

Adwoa Safo made leader of Kantanka family

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that New Patriotic Party stalwart and former MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, had taken on major family responsibilities after the party lost the 2024 elections to the National Democratic Congress.

The first child of the renowned Apostle Kwadwo Safo was enstooled as the leader of the Kantanka family and church. Social media users thronged the comment section of her post to congratulate her after she shared the news online.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh