Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, founder and presiding Archbishop of Action Chapel International, has strongly refuted claims that he paid pastors $10,000 each to pray for former President John Dramani Mahama to contest a third term in office.

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, founder and presiding Archbishop of Action Chapel International, has strongly refuted claims that he paid pastors $10,000 each to pray for former President John Dramani Mahama to contest a third term in office.

The allegation, made by the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, was aired during his show on Ohiani TV. Abronye alleged that the respected cleric distributed cash to 25 pastors to hold prayer sessions in support of a supposed bid by Mahama to seek a constitutionally impossible third term.

Responding publicly from his pulpit, a visibly upset Archbishop Duncan-Williams denied the accusations and questioned Abronye’s motives.

“Somebody had the audacity to lie and say that I gathered 25 bishops and gave them $10,000 each to pray for President Mahama to go another term. You think I’m a kid? Go another term for what? The constitution doesn’t allow that—it doesn’t,” he said passionately.

The Archbishop dismissed the claim as a fabrication and made it clear that if he supported such a cause, he would not need to act in secrecy.

“If that is what I believe, I don’t need to gather 25 bishops and give them money to pray. I can pray myself. And if that is what I believe, I can come out publicly and say it. I’m not afraid of you. I’m not afraid of you or your party,” he declared.

Duncan-Williams emphasized that neither he nor Mahama believes in the idea of a third term and condemned what he described as an intentional attempt to malign his reputation.

“So why are you setting me up? Why are you spreading lies?” he asked, visibly frustrated.

He also criticized the public for being quick to accept and spread falsehoods without discernment.

“There are people who, for whatever reason, don’t even think. They just hear, ‘Hey, he’s praying, hey, hey.’ What is wrong with you? Who are you? Believing in lies,” he remarked.

During his sermon, the Archbishop prayed fervently for divine intervention against his accusers, calling for the exposure of falsehood and a restoration of truth.

The allegations have sparked debate across social media, with many calling for a more respectful and fact-based political discourse, especially when it involves prominent religious leaders.