The 1st National Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo believes the Founder and Leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil "should not have superintended over" the suspected malfeasance and potentially incriminating transactions that led to the collapse of Capital Bank.
While Pastor Otabil says his position as Board Chairman was not an executive one and therefore, was not involved in the day-to-day management of the bank, the NDC stalwart say he cannot be absolved from blame in the circumstances leading to the collapse of the bank on August 14, 2017.
The renowned man of God has been at the receiving end of verbal abuse on social media lately, following revelations that managers of the defunct bank diverted some GH¢620million the Central Bank had given them to stop the downward slide of the then-struggling financial entity.
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.
In reaction to the hullabaloo, the inspirational preacher and former Board Chairman of the defunct bank, in a press release stated that he accepted to be Board Chairman in a bid to help strengthen a promising Ghanaian enterprise that had potential but also challenges. Click to read more
Speaking to the issue during a panel discussion on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo', Wednesday, Ofosu-Ampofo said Pastor Otabil as the leadership of the board, had the mandate of ensuring that the bank functioned effectively and efficiently.
"The board cannot absolve itself…that is why I am surprised at what Pastor Mensa Otabil said. He is somebody all of us were looking up to as a transformational leader; and so I am very disappointed. I expected him to rise above this. He shouldn’t have superintended over this," he stated.
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HE WHO THINKS HE IS STANDING MUST WATCH OUT. EIIIH, ELDER OFOSU AMPOFO, I KNOW YOUR CONSCIENCE IS JUDGING YOU RIGHT NOW CONCERNING ALL THE SHADY DEALS YOU DID AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTRY. OUR GOD KNOWS HOW TO DELIVER HIS OWN. OBADIAH 1:17
The number of stupiiid people commenting in defense of Dr Otabil is amazing, let me ask do you understand the issues? those who lost their jobs what do they worship stones? are majority of them not Christians? don't their families deserve to eat, go to school and live. When a few greedy, selfish and privileged few course them to loose their jobs they do not need you clueless people worshipers rubbing salt in their wounds.
Ordinary bank they cannot manage yet were everyday blasting Mahama as incompetent
@naby ksi and @exhibit, it is because of people like you that our kingsmen trek on the desert to be enslaved in Lybia. Sold like commodities on the market. Even if a legal process has been triggered, you surely have to see the moral ineptitude in your argument. Please don't you have any conscience? Don't you have a modicum of sympathy in your heart and mind for the suffering in the country? You may have it in abundance but if you drive around town, just look at the depravity around you. If it continues to fester with your unbridled support an uprising will affect you and or your loved ones. You will not be insulated.
You will be disappointed because you don't read to understand. Rev. Mensah Otabil is only explaining to those who do not understand is row in the bank. Read the statements carefully, he stated categorically that he has been listening to discussions on air, put of which he has formed an opinion. He never said that he was not responsible or otherwise for the banks collapse. He indicated that he is being investigated. Lets be fair to him.God save Ghana
This Ofosu Ampofo was just a photographer but NDC helped him to amass wealth he never dreamt of. How can he say palatable things about Pastor Otabil. Well all what the NDC and their likes must know is that until the man is proven guilty, nobody can convict him and our judicial system is not the kangaroo type which existed in the 1979 days where people were convicted based on their tribe and status. That is what Ofosu Ampofo who nobody thought was an NDC member during his student leadership days. Just keep quiet and wait for the special prosecutor.
Otabil- our Transformational leader, Otabil- our generational thinker; Otabil a man of God who has become a god of some men; Otabil the man who teaches the living word (James 3:1). Otabil the repository of wisdom. Saint Otabil. I believe you have reconsidered the response you posted in your desperate abysmal attempt to distance yourself and down play the role you played in the collapse of Capital Bank. i hope you're reading the infantile arguments from your '***barred word*** born again christians'- if not just check some of the messages below.
photooo ma yen asowa nko adzidzi atse. you should be disappointed in yourself for all the mess done at GPHA under your watch as the board chair. ka wo ano paado wo hom. gelalahee.
The whole of Ghana is infested with the ebola virus of stilling ; our judges; policemen ; pastors ;politicians ; civil and public servants everyody hasve to the relisation that thebest way to exist in such society is create an oligarch society in which a few with connections and contacts milk Ghanaians ; this the case for Mensah-otabil but there are more nasty cases of stillig to come.
This is not a matter of insults. let the truth be told. Wrong is wrong irrespective of who caused it. let's face fact and stop attacking people.