Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka was born at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on August 26, 1948. After his primary and secondary school education, he attended Ghana Technical Works in Kumasi. He proceeded to work as a welder at the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) for three years. Here are a few facts about Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.
- He is a preacher, inventor, innovator, Physicist, Chemist, Biologist, agriculturalist, philanthropist and the Star of Africa.
- Safo Kantanka is one of the world’s greatest multi-dimensional scientists and technologists of all time and has carried out the greatest philanthropic activity in Ghana.
- He funds all these exercises with revenue from his numerous investments.
- He is also the founder of the Kristo Asafo church, Great KOSA network of companies and many other institutions.
Early Life
Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka was born on 26th August 1948 at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. As a child, he had a deep passion for science and technology. Apart from his deep interest in studying nature, he loved sports. He was a very good footballer, musician, and dancer.
It is therefore not surprising that he started manufacturing musical instruments in the early part of his life. After basic school, he attended the Ghana Technical Works Institute in Kumasi. He thereafter had a three-year stint as a welder at the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO).
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The Founding of Kristo Asafo
On the 3rd of February 1971, he founded his church, Kristo Asafo (Christ Reformed Church). The infant Kristo Asafo faced some economic challenges. To solve these, Apostle Safo Kantanka embarked on preparing soaps that cured skin diseases.
Many were amazed to see a man of God roaming through towns and villages with soap on his head and advertising with his mouth to attract customers. This made some people question his legitimacy of being a man of God but Apostle Safo Kantanka was not bordered about this.
He knew he was a great man and had a special mission to accomplish on earth but it was just a matter of time. He also embarked on selling cooking oil and foodstuff, farming, fishing and many other trades and entrepreneurial ventures.
He did all these alongside the preaching of the gospel. From this humble beginning, it appeared to lots of people as a shock when they saw him donating the little he had to the poor and needy in society.
He also manually dug wells for villages and communities to aid them obtain good drinking water. All these were done wholeheartedly and free of charge. In 1980, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka began organising annual charity shows where lots of foodstuff from his farms, clothing and other items were distributed to the poor and needed in society.
He also exhibited some of his inventions and innovations on such shows. In the year 2013 he organised the 33rd annual edition of the said show. Apostle Dr Safo Kantanka and Kristo Asafo are famous for philanthropy and service to the needy in society.
The Kristo Asafo started as a church in Accra New town without any branch. Today, Kristo Asafo has 137 branches in Ghana and other international branches in Verona (Italy), London (United Kingdom), and the United States.
The Kristo Asafo (Christ reformed Church), apart from its belief in the trinity, also believes that the infinite intelligence that God has given to mankind is not limited to one race and that by hard work and perseverance through science and technology as demonstrated by its visionary leader, Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, Africa will be redeemed.
Miracles
Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka is a special Man of God. He preaches the gospel and performs miracles within and outside the congregation of his church.
From healing the sick; raising the dead; commanding the ground to split open for water and Tilapia to emerge and form a fish pond (at Adansie in Ashanti Region) and many other wonders beyond the scope of this text, he reminds people that “miracle is not my mission on earth”.
Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Investments
Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka is a man of few words and an optimist. As industrious and business-minded as he is, he has invested in many businesses including the following:
Great KOSA Company Limited: This is a conglomerate involved in inventions, innovations and other activities.
It has various divisions and sub-divisions such as the Foundry and Pattern Development division, Plant Medicine division, Building and Construction division, Mechanical and Automobile division, Radio and Transmission division, Electricals and Electronics division etc.
Achievements
Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka is the founder of Great Kosa Company, a popular car manufacturing company. The company began mass production of the vehicles in Ghana in early 2015 after Ghana’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) gave them the green light.
He was the first African to manufacture heavy-duty machines, vehicles, engines, and aircraft manually. The super-talented artisan was also the first person in West Africa to build electric cars.
He was the first man in the world to manufacture Bass guitars with seven strings and several other gadgets and machines with extra-ordinary features, including Weed Slashers, Street garbage Collectors, Spot Welding Machines, Automated Human Sensor WCs and Taps, cranes, medical and industrial robots capable of responding to programmed commands, rockets, missile launchers, incubators, armoured cars, radio consoles, and many more.
His philanthropic activities have earned him numerous awards and certifications, including two doctorate honours, an Engineering honour and a recent one which is a Professor Emeritus conferred on him by the Alfred Nobel University from Ukraine.
