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The embattled former Board Chairman of Capital Bank, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has been interviewed by Social media comedian Teacher Kwadwo and MyNewsGH.com has the funny video.

Dr Otabil had sought to clear his name in the the bank’s collapse, saying in a press release that he played a ‘non-executive’ role and so was not involved in its day-to-day running.

The leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) noted that he accepted to be Board Chairman in a bid to help strengthen a promising Ghanaian enterprise that had potential but also challenges.

In the course of time some decisions made turned out well, while some did not turn out as well as had been anticipated, he said. “As far as I can tell, everything was done with the best of intentions and the interests of various stakeholders in mind.”

The pastor’s name has been making the rounds on social media lately, in renewed public concern following revelations that managers of the defunct bank diverted some GH¢610million the central bank had given them to stop the downward slide of the then-struggling concern. Handlers of the bank are alleged to have diverted the money into buying properties and re-routing part back to the central bank to create another bank – the Sovereign Bank.

Since the collapse of Capital and Sovereign Banks, several state institutions -including the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) – have been working to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of what happened and who was responsible for what; for which reason Dr. Otabil has been invited to respond to queries.

Watch Teacher Kwadwo interview below: