Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams is in the news again for the wrong reasons; he is reported to have dealt a big blow to Pastor Mensah Otabil of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) by taking over the venue of the ICGC annual 31st December watch night service dubbed �Crossover�.
National Security sources have corroborated reports that though Pastor Otabil had booked for the Independence Square and paid for the venue some five months ago, the government has taken over the venue and given it to Duncan-Williams, who is also happy about it and busily advertising to use the place for his church�s end-of-year watch night.
Not only has Duncan-Williams taken over the venue Pastor Otabil had been using for close to a decade now, but he has named his 31st December service �Passover�, quite similar to Otabil�s annual �Crossover� service.
Pastor Otabil has, for close to a decade, consistently used the Independence Square for his yearly watch night service. Due to the growing number of the congregation, ICGC decided to book the Accra Sports Stadium and the Independence Square for the 2011 service just as it did last year.
But after paying for the venue some five months back and running commercials advertising the service for both venues, Pastor Otabil announced to his congregation two weeks ago that the National Security had informed him that the Government of Ghana would be using the independence Square for a �national event� on December 31 and therefore the church would have to hold the service at the stadium.
ICGC subsequently withdrew its commercials advertising from both venues and replaced them with new ones that said the service would be at the stadium.
The so-called �national event� has turned out to be the watch night service of Duncan-Williams as he has started advertising that this year, he would be having his end-of-year service at the Independence Square. �We had order from above that Duncan-Williams says he wants to shift his service from El-Wak stadium to the Independence Square so we should ask Otabil to hand it over to him and that was exactly what we did. In the security service, there is something called obey before complain,� a National Security source noted.
The news comes as a surprise because Mensah Otabil�s annual 31st December Crossover Service has almost become an institutionalized event held at the Independence Square for the Christian community and a fellow pastor who wants to use the same venue is expected to have known better.
Another issue of concern is that the several thousands of persons that turn up for Otabil�s Crossover can simply not be contained at the Accra Sports Stadium, considering the fact that even when both venues were used for the 2010 service, they got filled.
What is not yet clear is whether or not Duncan-Williams was aware that Mensah Otabil had always used the Independence Square and had actually started running adverts for this year�s event.
Duncan-Williams has over the years stirred a lot of controversy.
News recently went round that he had employed Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah as the newly appointed Chief Executive of the Action Chapel International Church, perhaps one of the few churches with a CEO.
There was also a report that Duncan-Williams had said he used a type of perfume that was not sold anywhere in Ghana. Again, Duncan-Williams divorcing the mother of his children, Mama Francisca, and his new marriage to an American beauty by name Lady Rosa Whitaker, is still fresh in the memories of news followers.
Source: News-One Exclusive
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AAAAARRRRRBA..Peace fm stop this
Peace FM and their mischeive, dead news like this because otabil's issue has taken front page of national dailies you want to find a way to bring in Duncan Williams to rob ur pay master's deeds, it will never wash , enyimguasefo.
Otabil is a ***barred word***. The fallouts from the Capital bank is enough to tell anyone who has common sense that he is a GREEDY BUSTARD. A ***barred word*** OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
Why would people not leave pastors alone??Remember God Is Always Watching
Don't forget the media is open for anyone to use and thats includes the devil. As for me I think it was good for the ICGC pastor to give way for his friend ACIC pastor. A time is coming where there will be bigger and greater squares for spiritual programs.
This is an old article,about 5years ago. Why do you bring it up now??. Is there a motive to this??.Otabil is being lambursted so you want Duncan to also receive his share. Shame on you.
hmm. life! Folks have SHORT memories. Recall Duncan William's DIVORCE? Pastors etc criticize the man even his own so call pastors were saying as for Otabil he is ...?But only God knows what ahead of us. When someone's house is burning fetch water & keep, since you do not know when your house will catch fire. This is for all ICGC members & Action church members. And to media report the TRUTH. Stop twisting facts.
Ooohh you media people are dangerous.. Pastor Otabil stopped using the Independence Square for crossover many years ago. So why this article now? All you seek is to create enmity among believers. Keep exposing your wicked boss' agenda.
There's no difference between the two pastors,they are both con men.***barred word*** Ghanaians should stop listening to these crooks.
The date on this article is 14th December 2011,which is over 5years ago and who contracted you to repeat it now.Peace FM stop, this is not good. Don't allow your platform to be used this way.Leave the Archbishop alone we are not interested in this, and don't give in for the enemy to use you if you want to stay blessed.