Kwadwo Safo Junior, a son of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka and brother of former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed deep sorrow over the recent shooting incident at the family’s Kwabenya residence, saying their late father would be greatly disappointed by the ongoing feud.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, June 25, Kwadwo Safo appealed for unity within the Kristo Asafo family, warning that the public divisions and violence could damage their father’s legacy.
“Wherever my father is resting now, he would be deeply saddened and extremely disappointed,” he said.
“With what has happened, I want to tell members of Kristo Asafo that if we remain divided, it is our father’s name and legacy that we are tarnishing. After laying our father to rest, if we seek support from investors to help grow the company, they may be reluctant to assist us. Whatever is happening now will have repercussions for all of us.”
Kwadwo Safo recounted the events leading to the shooting.
He revealed he was supposed to accompany his sister to the family residence but was struck by a sudden illness that prevented him from going.
“Everyone knows that I go almost everywhere with Adwoa Safo,” he said.
“When she called to tell me she was going there, she said, ‘Kwadwo, contact our other siblings and let them know we are meeting there.
“We all agreed that whatever decision our father made regarding his successor, we would stand by it. That was the main purpose of our visit,” he explained.
He explained that the siblings only wanted to request a postponement of the ceremony until all family members could be present, especially as preparations for their father’s 40-day funeral rites were still ongoing.
“My sister called and said, ‘Kwadwo, let us go there and tell them that since some of our siblings are absent, it would not be appropriate to proceed. They should wait for all of us because we have about 40 days until our father’s funeral.’”
Kwadwo Safo became emotional as he reflected on how narrowly he escaped the violence.
“When the Honourable called that we should meet there, for just one funny reason; if I had been there, I would have called one of our cousins, and I would have sat at the back with Adwoa while he drove us there. So it was either the gunshot would have touched me and the Honourable, or the Honourable would have died in my arms.”
He said he suddenly developed a severe stomach upset just as he was about to leave.
“When I was about to get on the pickup and meet her so that we could go together, all of a sudden, I had a stomach upset, so I had to go back,” he said.
The police have said investigations into the shooting are ongoing and have appealed to all parties to allow them to establish the full facts of the incident.
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