Just days after the death of revered Ghanaian gospel musician Yaw Sarpong, new accounts have surfaced shedding light on the circumstances surrounding his final moments.
Bishop JY Adu, founder and leader of the New Jerusalem Chapel, has spoken publicly about the period leading up to the gospel icon’s passing. The clergyman, who had been closely involved in Yaw Sarpong’s care during his illness, disclosed that events took a turn shortly after the death of Maame Tiwaa, a longtime associate of the musician.
Speaking in a recent interview aired on Adom TV and later shared on TikTok , Bishop Adu recounted that Yaw Sarpong was taken away from his care by his children a day after news broke of Maame Tiwaa’s death. He said the decision was made despite repeated appeals for the family to allow the musician to remain under medical supervision until he had fully recovered.
Bishop Adu explained that he cautioned the family against moving Yaw Sarpong at such a delicate stage, stressing that his condition required continuity of care. According to him, his concerns were dismissed even after proposing that whoever wished to assume responsibility for Yaw Sarpong’s care could do so at his residence.
“When Tiwaa passed away on December 7, on December 8, the children of Yaw Sarpong came to my church and said they were taking their father away. I told them not to do that and even advised them that whoever was going to take care of him should come to my premises and do so, but they refused,” he said.
He further revealed that plans had already been made for Yaw Sarpong’s living arrangements once his health improved. Bishop Adu stated that the musician’s sister, who lives abroad, had completed a house for him to move into after recovery. Similar arrangements, he noted, had been made for Maame Tiwaa.
“Yaw Sarpong has a sister living abroad, and she has built a house for him to live in when he is healed. Even Maame Tiwaa, whose child lives in Germany, also had a house built for her to live in.
“So we were waiting for the perfect time for them to heal before letting them go. I even pleaded with the children not to take him away, but they refused. They took all his belongings away; it really pained me,” Bishop Adu further stated.
Watch his statement below.
@adom_tv Yaw Sarpong was taken away by his family from my church, where I had been caring for him, a day after the passing of Maame Tiwaa. – Bishop J.Y Adu, Leader of the New Jerusalem Chapel #TheBigAgenda
♬ original sound – AdomTV
