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Three years ago, popular hip-life musician Ofori Amponsah told Ghanaians he had abandoned his secular hip-life music, which was mostly centred on erotic love, because he had received a ‘divine call’ to become a Christian pastor with a mission to win souls for Jesus Christ.

Indeed, Ofori Amponsah made good his promise and formed his own church where he was the ‘Head Pastor’ and said even if he would continue his music career at all, he would be singing about a ‘higher love’ to preach the love Jesus Christ has for sinners.

Pastor Ofori Amponsah, three years after his supposed divine calling and public declaration that he had parted ways with secular music, has surprised many by releasing a fresh secular hip-life tune, ‘Alewa’ in which he featured ace artiste Sarkodie. It was produced by Keywa.

The song is about erotic love between lovers. It has generated a deafening public uproar and split public opinion but Ofori Amponsah insists it is only a fool who does not change his/her mind and that he continues church.

“I don’t want us to argue much about this but excuse me to say it is only a fool that does not change the mind. I am human and I am rational and things change every day in my life. So there are times I can change my mind. I am not an angel. I was in a situation that I was dying inside me and I believe I took the right decision to go to Christ.

“I have not changed my mind. This type of love song I do is not against God. I have thought about it and realized I can preach better through my music.

“Maybe if I had not gone to Christ, you may have performed my funeral. I was dying inside me. And I don’t have any regrets for going to Christ. I insist I can still love God and do secular music,” Ofori Amponsah told Kwasi Aboagye on peace FM’s Entertainment Show last Saturday.

He continued: “This is not the time to leave me or persecute me. It is time to rather pray for me if you say you truly love me. I still love everybody and I will keep preaching love.”