Prophet Owusu Bempah given ultimatum to retract and apologise

NPP Nasara Wing in Ashanti Region has demanded a full retraction and apology from Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah over allegations it says are false, divisive and damaging to its reputation.

The Ashanti Regional Nasara Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued a stern ultimatum to Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, demanding that he retract an allegation concerning the group and render an unqualified apology.

What triggered the confrontation?

According to the Nasara Wing, Prophet Owusu Bempah alleged that some leading members of the NPP were planning to use members of the Nasara Wing to attack his church.

The group has strongly rejected the allegation, describing it as false, distasteful and inflammatory.

It argued that the claim unfairly portrays the Nasara Wing as an organisation capable of being used to promote violence and division.

‘Retract and apologise’

The Nasara Wing has therefore given the prophet a clear ultimatum: withdraw the allegation and apologise without qualification.

The group warned that should he fail to do so, it would be compelled to explore what it described as all legitimate options to protect its image and integrity.

Nasara Wing fights back

The group also pushed back against what it says is a misconception about its identity.

It stressed that the Nasara Wing is not a Muslim wing of the NPP, but rather an organisation representing settler communities, including Christians and people from other religious backgrounds.

It said its core objective is to promote unity in diversity and mobilise settler communities into mainstream political participation regardless of tribe or religion.

‘His comments are creating division’

The Ashanti Nasara Wing accused the prophet of making statements capable of creating divisions along religious and tribal lines, arguing that such comments are inconsistent with Ghana’s values of tolerance, unity and national cohesion.

The group has consequently called on major Christian bodies, including the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, the Christian Council of Ghana and the Catholic Bishops Conference, to intervene and call the prophet to order.

A political dimension emerges

The statement also took a political turn, with the Nasara Wing insisting that the controversy would not derail its political resolve.

It said it would continue to support the NPP’s political agenda, including the party’s efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.

For now, attention shifts to Prophet Owusu Bempah and whether he will heed the demand to retract his allegation and apologise — or whether the dispute will escalate into a more serious confrontation.