'How are you going to review prophecy' - Kwesi Pratt clashes with Afriyie Ankrah

Veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, clashed with the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, on live TV on August 13, 2025 over directive to the religious and clergy to submit prophecies about government officials to a designated office.

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, during a panel discussion on the Good Morning Ghana programme, criticised the government over a call for prophets to submit their prophecies, particularly those about government officials, for review, lambasting Afriyie Ankrah, whose office is the receiving agency.

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He questioned how Afriyie Ankrah and his outfit were going to review the prophecies submitted to them.

Afriyie Ankrah then called into the programme to defend the move by the government.

He explained that the move was not to give prophets who deliver prophecies on national security issues any undue restriction.

“We issued the statement, first of all, thanking the clergy and the faith community for their continual support and telling them that, of all the prophecies that they have, they can go ahead and deliver it. However, the tiny bit that has to do with the president, presidency, vice president, people in high political office that have a bearing on national security — with emphasis on bearing on national security — they should direct it to an email address and a WhatsApp, for it will be analysed. And then, if there is a need for any further action, it should be done. Simple. That is the whole matter,” he explained.

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He indicated that prophets are saying they give out their prophecies in public, which creates fear and panic, because they don’t have access to top government officials.

Quoting from scripture, the presidential envoy also pointed out that the Bible states that prophecies should be reviewed, and that there are credible men of God in the country who can help do this.

Regardless of his clarification, Kwesi Pratt insisted on the methodology they would use to analyse the prophecies.

“Elvis should show us how he's going to review prophecy. What method is he going to use to review prophecy? How does Elvis believe that God will give somebody a prophecy about somebody and God will refuse to show the person how to get in touch with that person?” he argued.

“Elvis should understand that whatever job he's doing, he's not doing it on his own. He's doing it on behalf of all of us,” he added.

Afriyie Ankrah was not happy about Kwesi Pratt’s interjection, accusing him (Pratt) of being unfair to him.

He asserted that Kwesi Pratt, who has stated he does not believe in God, should leave the 70% of Christians who believe in prophecies to practise their faith.

Pratt then said that his objection to the move by the government has nothing to do with him not believing in God, adding that the government is accountable to citizens, not only to people who believe in God.

Watch a video of the clash below:

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah in a heated clash with Kwesi Pratt over Gov't Prophecy Review Directive#GoodMorningGhana #MetroTV pic.twitter.com/YdzRbklQbQ

— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) August 13, 2025