The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has called on Ghanaians to take genuine prophecies seriously, warning against dismissing spiritual warnings and messages from credible men of God.
Speaking while commiserating with the family of the late former Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed — who was buried alongside former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed — the Speaker stressed that spiritual insights from trusted religious leaders should not be taken lightly.
“Pastors, the Reverends — we should listen to them. It is not all of them who are looking for money. Don’t take what they say for granted. I’ve listened to the prophecies and I don’t take them sleeping down because that is their area. I can’t say somebody who is not in Parliament will know parliamentary work more than me. And so I don’t know about the spiritual world more than those who have taken it as a career. And so all these things work for good, we should not ignore them,” he said.
His remarks come in the wake of a new directive from the Presidency’s Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations Office, requiring religious leaders to submit prophecies of national significance for official review.
In a letter issued on Sunday, August 10, Presidential Envoy Elvis Afriyie Ankrah urged clergy to present any prophecy or spiritual insight relating to high-profile political leaders, governance, national security, or public stability for urgent assessment.
The move follows the circulation of viral videos on social media after the August 6 military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two cabinet ministers. In the videos, some self-proclaimed men of God claimed to have foreseen the disaster and issued warnings that were ignored.
The Speaker reminded mourners that, despite the grief of the moment, “we should not forget about the power of the Almighty God,” adding that a culture of discernment and respect for credible spiritual counsel could help the nation avert future tragedies.
