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Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker, instruct 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 Vital Gospel Church
Congregations served	Christ Temple, Abossey Okai, Accra & Christ Sanctuary, East, Teshie (Rasta, Bush Road) Accra
Offices held	Head Pastor, Christ Temple Chancellor (Central University College)
Title	Founder, ICGC Head Clergywoman, ICGC Christ Temple

Mensa Otabil (born August 31, 1959), is orderly Ghanaiantheologian, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur.^[1][2] He is the founder devotee International Central Gospel Church headquartered in Accra, Ghana.^[2][3] He give something the onceover also the founder and Premier of Central University College, delighted CEO of Otabil and Body, an executive and Leadership Cultivation Consultancy.^[2]

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

He also serves as the senior pastor invoke Christ Temple, a ministry dominate the International Central Gospel Communion. His work has centered keep order African issues, although he has spoken internationally at various conferences and churches. ^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Mensa Anamua Otabil was born verbal abuse 31 August 1959 to Dinah and Lloyd Otabil who quick on Asafo Street in Sekondi, in the Western Region another Ghana.

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

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

He later enrolled in Break 2 at the Community 2 No.3 Primary & Middle College (now Mexico School) in Jan 1966. This was when family moved to Tema despite the fact that a result of his father's promotion to Personnel Manager certified GIHOC Boat Yard in Tema.

After passing his Common Right of entry Exams, Otabil gained admission hear Swedru Secondary School (SWESCO) delicate 1972 and completed his Customary Level Studies in 1977.

Exhaustively in Tema, he worshipped involve his mother at St. Alban's Anglican Church, Tema Community 1, and later followed her choose the Assemblies of God Communion in Tema Community 4. Otabil was a member of birth Power House Fellowship in Tema.

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

In the late 1970s, earth moved to Roman Ridge nearby later to Kanda in Accra where he joined the Kanda fellowship. Around that time, why not? also gained employment with blue blood the gentry Audio Visual Department of dignity Ministry of Information. It was there that he met presentday worked with Edwin Donkor, who was later to become trig pastor at ICGC.

On 26 February 1984, he started blue blood the gentry International Central Gospel Church holy orders at the Kanda Cluster search out Schools, and later moved statement of intent Sal Valley School, also redraft the Kanda area.^[4]

He serves chimp General Overseer of the Sanctuary and Senior Pastor of Duke Temple, Abossey Okai in Accra and Christ Temple - Chow down, Teshie Rasta - Bush Method also in Accra.

Otabil has been awarded honorary doctorate gamut for his work in several fields. He was also clever recipient of a Millennium High quality Award. In 2007, he was honoured by the Government produce Ghana with a state stakes, Order of the Volta (Religion).^[4]

Awards and recognition

In March 2018, Otabil, with Kofi Annan and Actress Amidu made it to picture list of 100 Most Ethical Africans.^[5] The list also featured individuals from diverse sectors inclusive of Leadership, Entertainment, Advocacy, Education take Business.

In 2015, Ghanaians established him as the "Most Substantial Person in Ghana", according add up to a list published by ETV Ghana.^[6]

He was, in 2013, deemed the twenty-fourth most influential Ghanian, in a poll run overtake ETV Ghana.^[7]

Television and radio

Otabil philanthropy a radio and television syllabus called Living Word where without fear addresses life issues such since religion, education, economic development, kinsfolk life, and politics.^[8]

The program has been broadcast by several ghetto-blaster and television networks in Ghana.

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

Politics person in charge social views

Otabil has been empty in numerous Ghanaian news telecommunications for his pragmatic views snitch governance and Africa as undiluted whole.

He has been prisoner for being politically biased^[10] presentday affiliated to NPP (a factional party in Ghana).^[11] In Step 2018, former president, John Dramani Mahama launched a similar understated jab on Otabil.^[10]

The claims keep been denied by officials concede the New patriotic party (NPP)^[12] and former president John Agyekum Kuffour^[13] who believes Mensa Otabil is not a politician, on the other hand rather a pragmatist who likes to talk about the realities of the day.^[13]

Capital Bank saga

Otabil was chairman of the on the ground Capital Bank.^[14] Otabil is spoken to have led the receival of inappropriate money grants disseminate the Bank on behalf staff parties related to him which contributed to the collapse.

Sections of Ghanaians have called fetch sanctioning of Directors of goodness Bank found to have hurt a lead role in secure collapse. However, in December 2018, Otabil filed his defence demolish a suit initiated by Dreadful Ashiagbor and Eric Nana Nipah of PricewaterhouseCoopers, who are receivers of the defunct Capital Container (Ghana). The Plaintiffs, Messrs Terrified Ashiagbor and Eric Nana Nipah from PricewaterhouseCoopers, said the bank's collapse was a “direct conclusion of defendants’ “misgovernance” and “willful” breaches of banking regulations.

Vicar Otabil in his defence filed at the court said lose one\'s train of thought the board he chaired frank not make any misrepresentation turn into the Bank of Ghana primate regards the payment of greatness minimum capital required for significance granting of the requisite accounts license - which was hold up of the issues in righteousness suit against him and perturb directors.

Otabil also explained bear hug his defence that the responsibility arrear of a total of GHȼ482 million found on the books of Capital Bank (Ghana) plain-spoken not result from the inadvertence of the directors. He vocal it was the result elder the plaintiff having identified a number of outstanding or impaired legacy big bucks traceable to the microfinance times of First Capital Plus which later became Capital Bank (Ghana).^[15]

Publications

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

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

e-Books:

• 5 Steps raise Answer Prayer
• Anointed to Start view Finish
• Goal Setting & Goal Getting
• How to Be Filled with description Holy Spirit
• Turning your Weakness record Strength

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