Osebo Retracts Akofena Leadership Claims, Admits He Was Misled Over Kristo Asafo Succession

Fashion entrepreneur Osebo the Zaraman has publicly withdrawn his earlier comments regarding the leadership succession of the Kristo Asafo Mission, admitting that he mistakenly shared inaccurate information after misunderstanding the contents of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s will.

Speaking in an interview with 1957 News on July 7, 2026, Osebo acknowledged that his latest remarks may attract criticism from the public, but stressed that correcting the record was more important than protecting his image.

“I know this second interview I’m doing will make Ghanaians insult me, but I’m not bothered. The most important thing is the truth I’m about to reveal. I was misled,” he said.

Osebo explained that after granting his first interview, a lawyer advised him to refrain from making any further public comments because there were important legal details he had not yet considered.

He revealed that a lawyer representing Sarah Adwoa Safo later sent him Paragraph 27 of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s will. According to him, reading that section completely changed his understanding of how the church’s succession process was intended to work.

He stated that Paragraph 27 of the will makes it clear that any of Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s three children can become the leader of the church, following an amendment to the church’s constitution that ultimately led to the legal battle over the succession.

Osebo admitted that he had wrongly declared Kwadwo Safo Akofena as the rightful leader before fully understanding the contents of the will.

“I got it wrong, and that’s why I said it was Akofena. If I mistakenly said Akofena was chosen as the leader, the lawyer later drew my attention to the fact that it is not so. Unfortunately, the videos had already been uploaded,” he explained.

The fashion entrepreneur said he has no difficulty admitting his mistake publicly, adding that everyone is capable of making errors.

“I’m not ashamed to come out and correct myself publicly, and I don’t care who insults me. Everyone makes mistakes in life. My mistake was giving the public incorrect information because I was misled,” he said.

Osebo further recalled that from the beginning, he had maintained that he would support whoever was legally chosen to lead the church. He explained that his earlier endorsement of Kwadwo Safo Akofena was based solely on the information he believed to be accurate at the time.

He added that he initially supported Akofena because he thought he had been named the successor in the will. However, after reviewing Paragraph 27, he realized that Akofena was not specifically named as the church’s leader. Osebo said he has accepted his mistake and believes it is important to publicly correct the misinformation he previously shared.