The former Dome Kwabenya MP says she has chosen reconciliation and now publicly recognises Israel Kwadwo Safo as leader, after months of open family disagreement.
Former Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has publicly endorsed her brother, Israel Kwadwo Safo, as leader of the Kantanka family and the Kristo Asafo Church.
In a statement dated Thursday, October 8, she said she had settled on reconciliation and was ready to work with her brother to protect the work left behind by their late father, Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo, founder of the church and of the Kantanka automobile enterprise.
What she said
"I have chosen the path of reconciliation, founded upon love, mutual respect and the enduring undisputed bonds of family," Adwoa Safo said in the statement, as reported by Adom Online.
She said her recognition of Israel Kwadwo Safo as leader is in line with what she described as their father's wishes, and that he has her "full support".
She added that she is prepared to work with him in the interest of both the family and the church.
A legacy she calls collective
A central point in the statement is that no single child owns what Apostle Safo built. She described the legacy as "a collective inheritance" and a responsibility entrusted to his children.
On that basis she called on her siblings to move past their differences and to protect the institutions and ideals their father set up during his lifetime.
She also appealed directly to members of the Kristo Asafo Church and the wider Kantanka family to respect the need for unity, urging them to "embrace this new chapter with reconciliation, fraternity and a shared sense of purpose".
She closed by wishing her brother and her other siblings well on what she called a renewed journey of peace and forgiveness.
Why this matters
Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo was one of Ghana's best known religious and industrial figures. Beyond the church, his name is tied to Kantanka, the locally assembled vehicle brand that became a symbol of Ghanaian manufacturing ambition. Questions about who leads the family therefore carry weight well beyond a private succession matter.
The statement follows a period of visible disagreement. The Kristo Asafo Mission had earlier reaffirmed Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena I as the successor to the founder, and Akofena had spoken publicly about failed attempts to reconcile with Adwoa Safo. Adwoa Safo, for her part, had previously objected to the dispute being argued in public.
For Ghanaians in the United States and elsewhere who follow the church and the Kantanka brand from a distance, the endorsement signals that the most prominent public disagreement within the family may be easing.
What happens next
The statement does not set out any formal process, timeline or institutional step. It is a declaration of personal support. Whether it translates into a settled arrangement inside the church and the family will depend on how the other siblings and church leadership respond.
