Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi
THE CHRISTIAN Council of Ghana (CCG) has expressed its displeasure at ethnocentric comments about women from some ethnic groups made recently by Emmanuel Badu Kobi, Founder and General Overseer of the Glorious Wave Ministries International Church.
Prophet Badu Kobi told his congregation that Fante women were ‘foolish’ sometimes, while Ewe women were ‘doormats’. In the case of Ashanti women, he described them as evil, heartless, greedy and unsuitable for marriage.
A statement issued by the CCG and signed by its General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Cyril Fayose, said: “The Christian Council of Ghana wishes to state to the general public that such comments amount to gender discrimination and tribal division and should not be entertained in the country. We, therefore, wish to condemn those statements in no uncertain terms and affirm that such statements do not represent the views of Christianity and the Church in Ghana.”
“The Council wishes to state that all stakeholders must work hard to preserve our national cohesion and identity as one people, our rich diversity should be harnessed for the development of our nation and not to be used as a tool for division. The CCG wishes to appeal to pastors in the nation to use their pulpits to unite Ghanaians and not divide us on tribal, gender or religious lines. Ghana is one united nation that should be bonded in love and peace.
“We, therefore, wish to reiterate our condemnation of the statement by Prophet Badu Kobi, including any statement that divides our nation on tribal, political, religious or gender lines.”
The CCG further emphasised: “The tribal and gender comments made by Emmanuel Badu Kobi of the Glorious Wave Church International during a church sermon in his church in which he ascribed certain negative traits to women of certain tribes in the nation are unfortunate.”
In an interview with Class FM, an Accra-based radio station, the General Secretary stated: “What he (Prophet Kobi) did was not right … We will not encourage anyone to take the law into their own hands and behave in any untoward manner.”
According to him, such statements have the tendency not only to disturb the peaceful coexistence being enjoyed by Ghanaians currently but also to cause more damage to society.
He suggested to Prophet Kobi to apologise to all especially the women from the tribes whom he had attacked.