Founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Center, Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has asserted without proof that only seven percent of pastors in Ghana are ordained by God.

Osofo Kyiri Abosom made the remarks in an interview on Kingdom FM, where he noted that the vast majority of pastors in the country lack a genuine divine calling.

He maintained that only a small minority of religious leaders, approximately seven percent, have been anointed and chosen by God to serve in their pastoral roles.

“Pastors ordained by God are just a few, they are just 7%. The remaining are just ‘Bible pastors’,” he stated.

He noted that pastors who become pastors solely through formal training in theological institutions are not authentic pastors.

“Some go to school and they get there as a result of that, others also travel abroad and as a result of a failed life, and failure to get a job, and that’s how they ended up at the Bible school.

“Once you go to Bible school and become a pastor, it means you’re not ordained by God. Pastorship is a gift from God,” he noted.

The pastor made the comments in relation to his political ambition.

Kyiriabosom’s political career gained momentum in the lead up of and during the conduct of the 2020 general elections.

At first, it began as a mere joke, with some dismissing the news as a hoax and others resorting to ridicule and trolling.

He later surprised many when he decided to contest in the 2020 general elections. However, after the Electoral Commission declared the presidential election results, he left a lasting impact that transformed the way people perceive politics in Ghana.

As the presidential candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), his venture seemed unrelatable, but it yielded far more significant outcomes than he could have ever envisioned, as he took third place after the election results were declared, beating a lot of political parties which have been in existence since time immemorial.