A section of the public has expressed outrage over the construction of a church by the embattled former Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Osei Assibey Antwi, following allegations of corruption during his tenure.
In 2024, a church built by the former Kumasi Mayor built for the Methodist congregation at Nyamebekyere in honour of his mother was completed and commissioned. The foundation stone of the fully furnished storey building was laid by Hon. Osei Assibey Antwi in 2022.
Public discussion surrounding the church building intensified after the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, revealed on Friday, June 13, 2025, that GH¢8,256,000.00 was deposited into an Ezwich account registered in the name of Osei Assibey Antwi during the 2022/2023 service year.
Speaking at a press conference, Dr Ayine stated that an Ezwich card linked to the account was recovered during a search at the suspect’s residence.
“In the 2022/2023 service year, a total of eight million, two hundred and fifty-six thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢8,256,000.00) was deposited into Ezwich account number 1177042059, which is registered in the name of the suspect, Osei Assibey. Investigations show that he personally received these funds. During a search at his residence, the aforementioned Ezwich card was found,” he revealed.
Following the allegations of financial misconduct, many netizens on social media platform Facebook, have questioned the source of the funds used to construct what has been described as a “holy place for the worship of God.”
One Facebook user wrote: “I’m sorry, church—we have to sell your building to recover our money.”
Another commented: “We are coming to collect it and turn it into a clinic.”
A third criticized the church for ignoring the origin of the funds: “The church will never question the source of this wealth. Judgment must start from the house of God.”
Another user even suggested the structure be destroyed: “Demolishing exercise loading.”
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