Traditional leaders of Nogokpo, a town located in the Ketu South Municipality, has recently taken a firm stance against Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, the renowned founder and leader of Perez Church International.
The Chiefs and people of Nogokpo have issued a 14-day ultimatum, urging the Archbishop to appear before them and address a dispute that has arisen as a result of certain statements he made.
In a press conference organized to shed light on the matter, Nufialaga Mawufemor Korbla Nonyigbey, the community’s convenor, expressed deep concern regarding the archbishop’s apparent lack of remorse or regret.
They believe this indicates a deliberate attempt to tarnish the reputation of the people of Nogokpo and to weaken the African Traditional Religion through religious intolerance.
The community members are seeking a resolution to the issue and are eager to engage in dialogue with Archbishop Charles Agyinasare to address their grievances.
“The Archbishop in his second sermon and clarification showed no remorse or regretfulness, an indication that he deliberately decided to tarnish the good reputation of the people of Nogokpo and a calculated damage mechanism of the usual religious intolerance to weaken African Traditional Religion”.
The statement continued that, the utterances of the Archbishop about Nogokpo being the “Demonic Headquarters” of the Volta Region is rather unfortunate, as “Nogokpo is situated along the ECOWAS Highway where thousands of vehicles carrying humans and goods ply on a daily basis but had not encountered any derogatory comment from such road users”.
The chiefs and people of Nogokpo also called on the National Peace Council to “help Archbishop Charles Agyinasare appear before the council of elders of the Nogokpo community within 14 days for amicable resolution”.
Background
Archbishop Charles Agyinasare on the third day of the Supernatural Summit held at the headquarters of Perez Chapel in Accra on Thursday, May 25, 2023, caused a stir when he preached about divine protection and the existence of evil forces.
According to him, when they got to Nogokpo, the tyres under the four-wheel drive they were using came out under the car adding that it happened after they had preached about witchcraft and destroyed their works on the second night of the crusade at Aflao.
He said “Nogokpo is the demonic headquarters of the Volta Region. We only have not said it but the second night, I made Bishop Yaw Adu talk about witchcraft, and we disgraced the witches and the wizards. When we were driving from Aflao to Agbozume, immediately we got to Nogopko, Bishop Yaw Adu’s four-wheel drive, the tyres came out from under the car.”
These comments have since sparked the recent controversies between both parties.
