Omanghana
The Accra High Court has granted a 10-day interim injunction restraining former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo from proceeding with the funeral and burial arrangements of her late father, Apostle Professor Emeritus Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.
The order, issued on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, followed an application filed by the Kristo Asafo Mission amid disagreements over the administration of the late industrialist’s estate and who possesses the legal authority to conduct his final rites.
The funeral activities had been scheduled for July 30 at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region, followed by a national service on July 31 at Independence Square in Accra.
Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka, a lawyer representing the Mission, said the injunction temporarily prohibited Adwoa Safo from organizing or executing the funeral arrangements until the court considered the substantive issues.
The dispute centres on disagreements within the Safo family over the interpretation and implementation of the late Apostle’s final wishes.
Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, one of the industrialist’s sons and leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission, previously announced that the funeral had been suspended because efforts to secure consensus among family members had failed.
The Kantanka family subsequently instructed its solicitors, Kwame Gyan and Associates, led by Professor Kwame Gyan, to commence legal proceedings aimed at ensuring that the provisions of Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s will were implemented.
Before the injunction was granted, Adwoa Safo maintained publicly that the funeral would proceed as scheduled. During an interview on Channel One TV’s Eyewitness News, she urged the public to disregard reports of a postponement and warned her brother against disrupting the ceremonies.
Following the court order, her lawyers filed an urgent application seeking to have the injunction set aside.
Despite the restriction, mourners gathered at Gomoa Mpota on July 30, where funeral activities proceeded. The Kristo Asafo Mission later distanced itself from the ceremony, stating that its leadership, councils, boards and fellowships were not involved in the rites.
The Mission’s lawyers said the injunction remained in force and that they were consulting family elders about their next legal step. Whether the activities amounted to a violation of the order would be a matter for the court to determine.
The funeral disagreement is unfolding alongside a separate legal dispute over the leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission and the wider Kantanka organization.
That succession conflict intensified after a shooting incident at a church property in Kwabenya on June 21, 2026. Adwoa Safo alleged that gunmen fired several rounds at her vehicle while she was attempting to serve a court order connected to her brother’s proposed installation.
Representatives of the Mission disputed her account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Several people were subsequently arrested and admitted to bail over their alleged involvement, while investigations continued. No court has made a final determination on the competing allegations.
The High Court is expected to hear Adwoa Safo’s application to set aside the interim injunction on August 19, 2026.
Until the court rules on the application and the underlying dispute, questions surrounding the lawful management of Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s funeral and the implementation of his final wishes remain unresolved.
Source: Omanghana
