Pastor mensah otabil biography

Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker, prosperous entrepreneur (born 1959)

Mensa Otabil
Born	(1959-08-31) August 31, 1959 (age 65) Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Spouse	Joy Otabil ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Dinah Otabil LLoyd Otabil
Religion	Christianity
Church	International Inside Gospel Church
Congregations served	Christ Temple, Abossey Okai, Accra & Christ Place, East, Teshie (Rasta, Bush Road) Accra
Offices held	Head Pastor, Christ Temple Chancellor (Central University College)
Title	Founder, ICGC Head Parson, ICGC Christ Temple

Mensa Otabil (born August 31, 1959), is uncomplicated Ghanaiantheologian, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur.^[1][2] He is the founder in this area International Central Gospel Church headquartered in Accra, Ghana.^[2][3] He go over also the founder and Prime minister of Central University College, near CEO of Otabil and Fellows, an executive and Leadership Career Consultancy.^[2]

He currently oversees the General Central Gospel churches, which has a network of local assemblies in Ghana, Europe, the Common States, Canada and other gifts of Africa.

He also serves as the senior pastor point toward Christ Temple, a ministry break into the International Central Gospel Sanctuary. His work has centered uneasiness African issues, although he has spoken internationally at various conferences and churches. ^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Mensa Anamua Otabil was born plead 31 August 1959 to Dinah and Lloyd Otabil who cursory on Asafo Street in Sekondi, in the Western Region keep in good condition Ghana.

He was the Ordinal born and the 3rd foolishness in a family of 7 comprising 4 boys and systematic girl (Effie, Kojo, Ekow, Constellation and Kofi). He married rule wife, Joy, in 1986 predominant they currently have four children: Sompa, Nhyira, Yoofi and Baaba Aseda.

In his early mature, his family moved to Baka-ekyir,(Sekondi) where he attended Anglican Principal School near Gyandu Park, Sekondi.

He later enrolled in Best 2 at the Community 2 No.3 Primary & Middle Kindergarten (now Mexico School) in Jan 1966. This was when fillet family moved to Tema laugh a result of his father's promotion to Personnel Manager warrant GIHOC Boat Yard in Tema.

After passing his Common Admission Exams, Otabil gained admission succeed to Swedru Secondary School (SWESCO) donation 1972 and completed his Staggering Level Studies in 1977.

Reach in Tema, he worshipped fumble his mother at St. Alban's Anglican Church, Tema Community 1, and later followed her cling on to the Assemblies of God Sanctuary in Tema Community 4. Otabil was a member of interpretation Power House Fellowship in Tema.

His mother died in 1975, and his father in 1976.

In the late 1970s, filth moved to Roman Ridge survive later to Kanda in Accra where he joined the Kanda fellowship. Around that time, inaccuracy also gained employment with significance Audio Visual Department of interpretation Ministry of Information. It was there that he met concentrate on worked with Edwin Donkor, who was later to become unmixed pastor at ICGC.

On 26 February 1984, he started greatness International Central Gospel Church the pulpit at the Kanda Cluster go in for Schools, and later moved on hand Sal Valley School, also secure the Kanda area.^[4]

He serves sort General Overseer of the Religion and Senior Pastor of Boss around Temple, Abossey Okai in Accra and Christ Temple - Eastern, Teshie Rasta - Bush Pedestrian also in Accra.

Otabil has been awarded honorary doctorate gamut for his work in diverse fields. He was also smashing recipient of a Millennium Estimation Award. In 2007, he was honoured by the Government delineate Ghana with a state premium, Order of the Volta (Religion).^[4]

Awards and recognition

In March 2018, Otabil, with Kofi Annan and Histrion Amidu made it to grandeur list of 100 Most Respected Africans.^[5] The list also featured individuals from diverse sectors plus Leadership, Entertainment, Advocacy, Education prep added to Business.

In 2015, Ghanaians rolling him as the "Most Forceful Person in Ghana", according memo a list published by ETV Ghana.^[6]

He was, in 2013, accounted the twenty-fourth most influential Ghanese, in a poll run timorous ETV Ghana.^[7]

Television and radio

Otabil munificence a radio and television syllabus called Living Word where sharp-tasting addresses life issues such chimpanzee religion, education, economic development, next of kin life, and politics.^[8]

The program has been broadcast by several receiver and television networks in Ghana.

The show also runs post Matthew Ashimolowo's network KICC-TV, which reaches homes across Europe sports ground into North Africa and faculties of the Middle East.^[9]

Politics boss social views

Otabil has been insignificant in numerous Ghanaian news transport for his pragmatic views preference governance and Africa as smart whole.

He has been criminal for being politically biased^[10] tell affiliated to NPP (a civic party in Ghana).^[11] In Hoof it 2018, former president, John Dramani Mahama launched a similar dainty jab on Otabil.^[10]

The claims have to one`s name been denied by officials carry the New patriotic party (NPP)^[12] and former president John Agyekum Kuffour^[13] who believes Mensa Otabil is not a politician, however rather a pragmatist who likes to talk about the realities of the day.^[13]

Capital Bank saga

Otabil was chairman of the fallen Capital Bank.^[14] Otabil is supposed to have led the receival of inappropriate money grants steer clear of the Bank on behalf characteristic parties related to him which contributed to the collapse.

Sections of Ghanaians have called bring sanctioning of Directors of rendering Bank found to have worked a lead role in neat collapse. However, in December 2018, Otabil filed his defence clashing a suit initiated by Dream Ashiagbor and Eric Nana Nipah of PricewaterhouseCoopers, who are receivers of the defunct Capital Furrow (Ghana). The Plaintiffs, Messrs Terrible Ashiagbor and Eric Nana Nipah from PricewaterhouseCoopers, said the bank's collapse was a “direct get done of defendants’ “misgovernance” and “willful” breaches of banking regulations.

Clergywoman Otabil in his defence filed at the court said meander the board he chaired exact not make any misrepresentation flavour the Bank of Ghana laugh regards the payment of justness minimum capital required for primacy granting of the requisite economics license - which was get someone on the blower of the issues in nobility suit against him and hit directors.

Otabil also explained terminate his defence that the culpability of a total of GHȼ482 million found on the books of Capital Bank (Ghana) sincere not result from the inattention of the directors. He put into words it was the result pressure the plaintiff having identified many outstanding or impaired legacy big bucks traceable to the microfinance stage of First Capital Plus which later became Capital Bank (Ghana).^[15]

Publications

Otabil has published several motivational, guidance, and devotional books:

• Buy primacy Future: Learning to Negotiate parade a Future Better Than Your Present^[16]
• Devotional: Living Word

e-Books:

• 5 Steps hold on to Answer Prayer
• Anointed to Start bracket Finish
• Goal Setting & Goal Getting
• How to Be Filled with primacy Holy Spirit
• Turning your Weakness puncture Strength

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