Miegyena: Nana Blay Miezah, the 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the Jomoro constituency, has been initiated as the traditional priest of Miegyena, a farming community near Beyin in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region. The initiation ceremony was held at his ancestral and traditional home at Miegyena, drawing traditional chief priests and priestesses, traditional rulers, and media members to witness the event.

According to Ghana News Agency, the initiation rites were performed by Komenle Adjobah, a chief traditional priestess from Tikobo No.1. She urged Nana Blay Miezah to remain steadfast in continuing the spiritual and traditional healing practices passed down from his ancestors, aimed at saving lives and glorifying God.

In an interview with the media, Nana Blay Miezah, who is also a seer and spiritualist, expressed his inspiration to continue the ancestral traditions of divination and herbal treatment, which have historically saved many lives. He praised his ancestors, including Nana Armah Kofi, Nana Adiah, and Nana Adwumavule, for their pioneering roles in using spiritual powers for physical and spiritual healing in the area.

Nana Blay Miezah highlighted an inscription at the center of his compound, ‘Everything by The Gods,’ which dates back to 1960, as a testament to the efficacy of traditional spiritual powers. He emphasized that every nation has its own way of worship, rooted in tradition and culture, citing the example of Great Britain and their god, Britannia.

He noted that before the introduction of Christianity, African people were already aware of the supreme being and had their own ways of worship. He acknowledged that traditional priests, priestesses, herbalists, and diviners, created by the supreme being according to the Bible, performed healing in Africa.

Nana Blay Miezah expressed disappointment with ministers of the gospel who condemn African traditional healers and criticize their healing abilities. He reminded Ghanaians that worshipping the supreme being through nature, ancestors, divinities, and spirit powers is not demonic or ancestral worship but rather veneration, as these deities serve as intermediaries between humans and the supreme being.