The final burial of the late leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, has been rescheduled from June 25 to Thursday, July 30, 2026, by his children and family elders.
The burial service will take place at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region.
Funeral rites will follow on Friday, July 31, at Independence Square in Accra, and a thanksgiving service will then be held in Kumasi on Saturday, August 8.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, May 29, Lawyer Sarah Adwoa Safo, daughter of the late Apostle, said the new date was accepted by both the children and the Aduana Kotoko Royal Family, home and abroad, to allow for a befitting burial for their father, uncle, and spiritual leader.
She explained that the change ensures members of the Aduana Kotoko Royal Family across the globe, especially those from Chad and Cameroon, can be fully represented to pay their last respects to the “African Star.”
Madam Safo noted that her father made it clear while alive that he did not want a state burial, and the family would honour that wish.
She added that the new date was chosen after consultations with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, church leaders, and the wider family.
Popularly known as “Kantanka,” Apostle Safo founded the Kristo Asafo Mission in 1971 and later established the Kantanka Group.
He was widely regarded as a pioneering Ghanaian inventor and industrialist who championed African self‑reliance through innovations in automobile manufacturing, engineering, electronics, and agriculture.
He passed away on September 11, 2025, at age 113.
Source: Collins Kofi Asante
