Unveiling the Nogokpo Drama: Rethinking Ghana's Spiritual Powers for Good

I think we have all keenly followed the drama between the people/chiefs of Nogokpo and Bishop Agyinasare.

To go straight to the point, I think the matter is being overstretched especially from the side of Nogokpo. Every tribe or town/village in Ghana, and for that matter across Africa have their fair share of stereotypical representations.

In fact many of the stereotypes associated with tribes and places in Ghana in modern times only serve comic purposes and no one really takes them that seriously. Examples include the “L” and “R” struggles of the Ashantis, extreme poverty and menial work among others of the people of the north and Of Course, the Juju or spiritism of the Volta region.

Nogokpo even became synonymous with juju for a very long time. Everyone knows this, and many do not even take it seriously. Bishop Agyinasare has already clarified his comments and I believe that should have ended any confusion with the suggestions he allegedly made, referencing Nogokpo as the headquarters of witchcraft or whatever in Ghana.

I have seen a long letter, purportedly from the chiefs of Nogokpo summoning Bishop Agyinasare, adding that failure to do so will result in some “spiritual” disciplinary actions.

1. In the first place, as I have already pointed out, the Bishop has already clarified his statement and offered an apology for any confusions his statement might have caused.

2. It is needless to try to show power, even after the man of God has already come out public.

3. If Nogokpo indeed has power as they claim, I think the people need it more for development and to solve the many problems they are currently facing.

The Agyinasare-Nogokpo drama has come to once again remind us as a nation that our so-called spiritual powers and prowess can only be utilized to harm others and not to do good.

We do not only need a total attitudinal change but a total restructuring and redirection of our energies and powers, if any, to help build Ghana, not to scare or publicly teach others a lesson.

Another important question is, what have we as a people been able to achieve with all the voodoo and other powers we claim to possess throughout all these years? Or our powers can only be used for evil and not good?

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