Idol pitched in front of church to be relocated

An idol, which is a subject of controversy between the Pentecostal Revival Centre Assemblies of God Church at Aflao and the traditional authorities which nearly resulted in a clash years ago, is to the relocated.

Togbe Amenya Fiti V, Paramount Chief of Aflao gave the assurance while addressing a homecoming programme by the church to reunite its former and current members.

“I can assure you the idol has already begun crawling and would soon walk away from your entrance,

“As you celebrate your homecoming, the idol would also soon celebrate its home going to close the chapter on the issue,” Togbe Fiti said, to the excitement of the church members.

Togbe Fiti said the huge cost of rituals involved in the relocation and foot dragging by the Ketu-South Municipal Town and Country Planning to allocate a plot along the Ghana-Togo border were reasons for the delay.

Land owners who have converted to Christianity are reluctant to give their lands to the idol.

He said his outfit is expecting Gh¢ 20,000 compensation for the removal of two other idols at Legbasime to pave way for reconstruction work on the Aflao-Accra highway.

The idol located on the land prior to its acquisition by the church had been a source of controversy between the mission and the chiefs.

The chiefs demanded Gh¢2,000.00 from the Church as a condition for the removal of the idol.

Togbe Fiti who was a member of the church when he was young man, expressed happiness at the phenomenal growth of the congregation.