American-based Ghanaian filmmaker, Leila Djansi
US-based Ghanaian filmmaker Leila Djansi has strongly criticised the excessive corruption among top officials in Ghana and the complicity of some churches in enabling greed and exploitation.
In a passionate Facebook post on March 30, 2025, Djansi expressed her outrage over reports of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), who was arrested for allegedly diverting $7 million intended for a cybersecurity defence system, built 37 houses, and was caught with his wife stuffing suitcases with cash.
Djansi compared this to the plight of a baby, Doris, whose surgery at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital was postponed due to an oxygen shortage.
“When he was caught, his wife was found stuffing suitcases with cash. Meanwhile, our baby Doris was scheduled for surgery at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in August 2024.
“After fasting for nearly eight hours in preparation, the procedure had to be rescheduled because the unit ran out of oxygen.
“Is this the country you steal from? What kind of wickedness is this?” she wrote.
Djansi also expressed shock that some of the accused were elders in her childhood church.
“When you claim to be a Christian yet steal government money at the expense of the vulnerable, when mothers die in childbirth because there are no proper medical interventions when children suffer and die because treatment is unavailable, and when hospitals run out of oxygen, you need to remember who you are nailing to the cross a second time,” she added.
She condemned religious leaders for celebrating wealth without questioning its source, accusing them of neglecting Christ’s teachings on justice and community.
“And you, the churches that reward wealth without questioning its source, that are always building grand edifices while ignoring the suffering outside your doors. The Christianity Christ preached was about community!
“The hypocrisy of people who claim to follow Christ yet exploit the very people they are supposed to serve is one of the greatest betrayals of not just the faith but of humanity itself.
“You choose to turn a blind eye and prioritise status over righteousness, rendering yourselves complicit. Sitting on your throne chairs and living room sofa pulpits.
“Christianity isn’t about grand buildings or social status; it’s about truth, justice, and love,” she added.
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