Ghanaian policy think tank IMANI Africa has blamed state authorities for the severe traffic congestion that paralysed parts of the Accra–Kumasi highway after a New Year’s Eve watchnight service.
It says the disruption exposed regulatory and enforcement failures rather than misconduct by a religious leader.
Thousands of motorists were stranded for hours after vehicles associated with a watchnight service by the Believers Worship Centre spilled onto the highway, one of Ghana’s most critical transport corridors linking the capital to the commercial city of Kumasi.
Reacting to the incident, IMANI Vice President Kofi Bentil rejected attempts to single out the church’s founder, Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah.
“STOP BLAMING ADOM KYEI!!! What happened on the Kumasi Road is not Adom Kyei’s fault!!! It is as usual the failure of the state and its officials,” Bentil said in a social media post.
IMANI Senior Vice President Serlorm Branttie also directed criticism at public officials — including the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene —questioning why authorities allowed a private event to disrupt a national highway.
“The DCE for the area Adom Kyei has his church, the District Police Commander and the Ashanti Regional Security Council and the Minister should answer why they let a church hijack Ghana’s most important highway,” Branttie wrote.
“Blocking a road irresponsibly like this should be criminal,” he added.
IMANI’s comments place responsibility squarely on state institutions mandated to regulate public order and traffic on major roads, arguing that proper planning, enforcement and coordination could have prevented the disruption.
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