Ghanaians have reacted angrily to a ‘racist’ statue commissioned by the Catholic Church in Ghana..

The statue is reportedly unveiled at the Tepa Roman Catholic Grotto in Manfo in the Brong region and it depicts a Caucasian angel overpowering a dark-skinned devil beneath its feet.

Ghanaians on social media strongly condemned the statue as racist, giving credence to the white supremacist ideology since its photo was posted on Facebook on Monday.

The Caucasian angel with white wings and straight hair is also depicted having dressed like a Roman soldier and holding a sword while the dark-skinned devil is also depicted with nappy hair as it lays down defeated.

Yaw Amoffaya Amofah Antwi who first posted the photo of the statue on Facebook called on the Tepa Roman Catholic Grotto to immediately pull it down.

“This is soo disgusting n annoying. I just saw this at tepa manfo Roman Catholic grotto. Where did we go wrong as black pll. Satan is black n the angel is white. Mental slavery [sic],” he said, demanding the “Catholic Church (Tepa manfo grotto) shd dismantle this statue immediately. It’s an insult to the black race. It’s an insult to Africans. It’s an insult to Ghanaians. I’m so sad n weak. Why always black?? [sic].”

He added: “We cannot be disrespected in our own land. The Catholic Church Ghana (Tepa grotto) must do the needful. It’s so shameful n insulting. Black isn’t curse. Black is golden [sic].”

This is not the first time erection of a statue is causing widespread public anger. A statue of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi has had to be given a new home in the capital, Accra after it was pulled down.

The statue was unveiled in June 2016 by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at the University of Ghana campus in the capital Accra.

It was to be seen as a symbol of the close friendship between Ghana and India.

The statue, however, became a centre of controversy after a group of professors in the University called for its removal.

In a petition, more than 1,000 people signed for the removal of the statue petitioners said Gandhi was racist.

“It is better to stand up for our dignity than to kowtow to the wishes of a burgeoning Eurasian superpower,” said the petition with quotes passages written by Gandhi which say Indians are “infinitely superior” to black Africans.

The Catholic Church is yet to react to the calls of the public to remove the racist statue


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU9ZC1wT154

And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11 vs 14.

Says the devil also changes to white too

Slave mentality. Yet they'll be screaming racism and hash-tagging #blackisbeautiful. Meanwhile na only one blue and yellow gown with sandals wey these angels get?