New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has criticised religious leaders who have made public prophecies about who will win the party’s presidential primaries.

Speaking to JoyNews, Mr Agyepong said he finds it inappropriate for pastors and prophets to involve themselves in partisan politics, especially by predicting election outcomes.

“They are supposed to be preachers, preaching the gospel. I don’t know what business they have dabbling in politics. I find it very strange,” he said.

He questioned the growing trend of political discussions in churches, noting that it goes beyond the core duty of Christian ministry. “You go to church and people are now discussing who will be president. Is that the work of a minister?” he asked.

Mr Agyepong stressed that faith should not be used to influence political choices in such a direct manner. According to him, God relates to individuals in different ways and not through public political declarations.

“God takes care of all of us. He speaks to all of us. He gives gifts, prophets, teachers, apostles, what have you. It’s understandable. It’s in the Bible,” he said.

However, he argued that recent prophecies linked to the NPP contest have gone too far. “What they’ve been doing now has been hawkish and suckish,” he stated, adding that he does not allow such claims to affect him. “I don’t worry about that. I don’t even give it a thought.”

Mr Agyepong said the final decision rests with the party’s delegates, not with prophets. He explained that each voter makes a personal choice based on their own beliefs and convictions.

“At the end of the day, God inspires us in different ways. Each of the 212 voters, when they wake up in the morning, you never know how they communicated with their God, and that will decide where they go.”

He added that voting decisions can even change at the last moment. “Some people even change their mind when they see the ballot paper. They are spiritual beings,” he said.