Founder and Leader of Power Chapel Worldwide, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, has defiantly declared that no amount of criticism or threat of imprisonment will force him to distance himself from former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira Bawumia.
Speaking from the pulpit before his congregation, the outspoken clergyman described the former Second Family as his “bosom friends” and insisted he would neither conceal nor apologise for his relationship with them.
“I want to say on my own pulpit that I don’t care whoever thinks about it, Dr Bawumia is my friend and will continue to be my friend,” he declared.
Samira Bawumia, who was present in the congregation, was seen smiling and applauding alongside other church members as the pastor made the declaration.
Rev. Kusi Boateng said friendship with the couple was not a crime and maintained that he would openly stand by them regardless of the consequences.
“I will not hide it. I’m not a hypocrite, and if for this reason anybody wants to imprison me, go ahead,” he said.
He went further to dismiss the prospect of imprisonment, referring to a previous experience of incarceration as evidence that he was not intimidated by the possibility.
“Prison is not for animals. It is for human beings. I have been there. I didn’t die. I came back,” he said, without providing further details about the circumstances.
“It is not a crime to be a friend, and I want to say Dr Bawumia and Hajia Samira Bawumia are my bosom friends, my sisters and brothers, with no apology,” he stressed.
Rev. Kusi Boateng did not identify anyone threatening him with imprisonment or explain why his friendship with the Bawumias could expose him to prosecution.
His remarks, however, come against the backdrop of continuing scrutiny surrounding the controversial National Cathedral project, where he previously served as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
Rev. Kusi Boateng became a central figure in controversies surrounding the project after North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in 2023 over allegations including conflict of interest, financial impropriety and the use of multiple identities.
CHRAJ subsequently cleared him of the specific allegation that he possessed two passports under different names, finding that he held one passport issued in the name Kwabena Adu Gyamfi.
The Commission, however, recommended further investigation and possible prosecution concerning procurement issues involving the National Cathedral’s Board of Trustees and the award of the construction contract to Ribade Company.
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The project has since faced further scrutiny, including investigations and audits by state institutions.
In May 2025, President John Dramani Mahama dissolved the National Cathedral Secretariat as his administration moved to restructure the handling of the stalled project.
Against that backdrop, Rev. Kusi Boateng has made his position on his personal relationship with Bawumia and Samira unequivocal: political controversy or the prospect of imprisonment will not make him abandon his friends.
