The Christian Council of Ghana has raised concerns over what it describes as conflicting and troubling political prophecies that followed the recent New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer primaries.
In a statement on Tuesday, February 24, the Council called for a more sanitised and responsible religious environment in 2026 and beyond, following a wave of prophecies surrounding the outcome of the NPP’s national primaries.
The Council stated that at the conclusion of the polls on January 31, 2026, former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was re-elected as the party’s flagbearer, noting that while some prophets predicted the outcome accurately, others did not, a development they said raises serious theological and ethical questions.
The Council described the development as troubling and posed what it termed a critical theological question: How can the same God reveal different outcomes of the same event to different prophets?
According to the CCG, if the nature and manner of political prophecies are not carefully examined, they risk creating the impression that the God proclaimed by these prophets is inconsistent or indecisive.
It warned that in extreme cases, conflicting prophecies may portray God as confused, one who declares a matter and then reverses course.
Beyond election outcomes, the Council questioned whether prophetic focus has become too narrow.
“Is God concerned only with the outcomes of elections in Ghana?” the Council asked, pointing instead to issues of governance, socio-economic justice, and public suffering, including preventable deaths resulting from the “no bed syndrome” in hospitals.
The Council urged prophets and religious leaders to redirect their voices toward confronting corruption, nepotism, intolerance, poor governance and other societal ills.
It added that authentic prophecy must withstand scriptural scrutiny, promote the common good, and denounce wrongdoing.
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