Nyame Somafo Yaw: His Calling, Mission and Messiahship

This paper explores the genealogy, call and mission of Nyame Somafo1 Yaw, the founder and leader of the Asomdwee Ntonton Nkabom Som2 Movement in Ghana. Nyame Somafo Yaw who claims to be the promised messiah of the world is not known to many people and not much has been written about him. The researcher had a personal interview with the self-acclaimed Messiah, his mother and some of his followers. Additionally, an unpublished book and the 2018 calendar of the movement were consulted. Nyame Somafo Yaw traces his genealogy from Arki/Akan, claiming that Arki was the grandson of Ham, one of the sons of Noah. Nyame Somafo Yaw also believes that the descendants of Arki/Akan migrated from Sidon in search of God’s Promised Land and ended up in the Central Region of Ghana, where the various patriarchal heads went their separate ways to occupy the land of their choice. Since his call, Nyame Somafo Yaw has gradually won the hearts of some Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians alike. The paper concludes that considering the current rate of expansion of the movement and if it continues to exert influence on its existing as well as new members, the movement will be a force to reckon in Ghana and in the world in future.