6 things Mensah Otabil Said that shocked Ghanaians

6 things Mensa Otabil said that shocked Ghanaians

Posted by ANANPANSAH, B ABRAHAM (AB)

Ghana’s most influential personality and head of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil is not just revered for his prolific sermons on African liberation and but also basing Christian teachings on the upliftment of Ghana from a dependent economy to a strong and independent one.
Here is a careful selection of top quotes by the famous preacher which have always been the topic of discussion in Ghana’s political landscape .

1. I believe one of the biggest challenges we have as a people especially in this country is lack of creativity. We solve problems in the same old way. You put people together to think about a program and they will give you the same ideas that came up in 1957 and say this is how it was done, but that was back then. We don’t challenge our minds to invent – Mensa Otabil (sermon on Generational Curses).

2. The challenge for nations like Ghana is not the challenge of talented citizens. It is the challenge of poisonous environment. An environment that has been poisoned by ordinariness, by mediocrity and sometimes by a clear agenda to destroy talents – Mensa Otabil ( Speech at Grand finale of the 2016 Springboard road show).

3. I have been a Ghanaian all my life… it seems as if we are on a permanent trajectory of deterioration, when things go bad, they don’t revert to normal, so I find it difficult to see things getting back to normal based on my experience as a Ghanaian – Mensa Otabil ( Speech at Festival of Ideas 2014)

4. Ghana is hard and that is not a political statement – Mensa Otabil

5. What would make a man who is 60 years old with a lot of degrees in his life: be it BA, MA, PHD, become bald head, big time known, great, married, children, 60, at the twilight of his life when he should really contributing positively to life, at the height of his life goes to take a girlfriend who is 22 and the girlfriend tells him: ‘You are my sweetheart, I love you’, and the man can’t think! Who will love this pot belly? – Mensa Otabil (Sermon on Wisdom in 2014)

6. In Ghana, it is easy to see a foreigner prosper than to see a fellow Ghanaian prosper. – Mensa Otabil (Sermon on Wisdom in 2014)

7. It’s an insult for Mark Zuckerberg to be richer than Ghana – Mensa Otabil (Keynote address at Albert Ocran’s 2016 springboard convocation programme)
Source:YEN

A Class Five Pupil Threaten To Kill Colleague With Knife

A Class Five Pupil Threaten To Kill Colleague With Knife
A class five pupil of Nabori D/A Primary School in Damongo in the West Gonja District has threatened to kill his colleague with a knife.

The incident which took place on Wednesday afternoon at the school premises is reported to have been fuelled after the student,Inusah Dauda a class five pupil in his late thirteens picked up a quarrel with the victim,Soori Victor a class four pupils of the same School during a P.E session.
The two after quarreling and physically exchanging blows in the field were reported to and punished by the P.E teacher...

Inusah Dauda who felt aggrieved with the whole situation returned to school with a knife after the second break session and picked up a second quarrel with the victim where he pulled out a knife and threatened to kill him.

pupils who were around the scene quickly reported the incident to the school authorities who intervened by seizing the knife from the pupil and subsequently referred the matter to the disciplinary committee for appropriate sanction and action.

Further information sourced by the school authority has revealed that Dauda Inusah is among a group of other three students all at a sister Junior High School who are fond of sending knifes to school for God knows what reason.
The school is,however, putting adequate measures in place to track down the gang and to involve the P.T.A in addressing the issue and similar one's.

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LETTER OF APPRECIATION

LETTER OF APPRECIATION!
DAMONGO YOUTH PARLIAMENT(DYP) expresses heartfelt appreciation to hon.Galus

According to Thornton Wilder, “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
It's so gratifying to have someone who cares for the development of his people and at the same time very accessible and down to earth as our MP in the person of Hon Adam Mutawakilu Garlus.
Your person,  inspirational leadership style and rare qualities sum up to make you a treasure we very much cherish and uphold.
Honorable Sir,We write on behalf of  Damongo Youth Parliament to say a big thank you to you for your unflinching support and unquestionably resolve to ensure that the youth within your jurisdiction develop and prosper in their God given potentials.There is ample and visible evidence attesting to this fact and as young people under this youth parliament,we are inspired and very  much challenged to chase our dreams, question the status quo and rise up far above the ordinary and rub shoulders with our peers elsewhere.
As a youth parliament,we require mentors such as your kind who have proven in their fields of endeavors that they are a force to reckon with to motivate, guide and groom us into “stars on earth“.
You have been on our platform serving as a reference point and a covering which has added an unquantifiable value and importance to the group.
The legend and astute actor Sam Loco Ife of Nolliwood fame and of blessed memory once said, “many words do not fill a basket and so lest we bore you with a long speech; we seize this singular opportunity to on behalf of the house render our heartfelt gratitude to you for the following:
1. A cash donation of five hundred Ghana Cedis you made to DYP to enhance our activities
2. Your resolve and in fact promise to assist us in which ever way we may deem fit as a group particularly in such areas as logistics, means of transport to enhance our outreach programs to the communities
3. Your willingness and promise to serve as one of our mentors and your readiness to collaborate and to inspire us to greater heights by promoting our interaction beyond the shores of Damongo-Youth Dialogue.
We very much anticipate your presence in one of our sittings in the not too distant future.

Damongo Youth Parliament, we are a non partisan and non religious group of young people with the sole purpose of uniting and affording ourselves the opportunity to development through dialogue and a coordinated efforts.
We are resolved and opened to partner with like minded individuals or organizations who are Willing to work with us without sacrificing our ideologies for any contrary reason.
Sir, It is a sign of mediocrity to demonstrate gratitude with moderation and so we say ASANKUSHUN, Yenawura Hon Garlus!

Signed:Executive Board-
Damongo Youth Parliament (DYP)
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I started serving my people before I became MP-Hon.Galus

I started serving my people before I became MP-Hon.Galus
Described as someone who is rising rather so fast through the ranks, the member of parliament of Damongo Constituency and the Vice Chairman of the Energy Committee of Ghana's parliament hon.Adam Mutawakilu(Galus) has disclosed that he started serving his people even before he thought of going into politics.
He made this disclosure during an interview session on a local radio programme dubbed "Youth Parliament On-Air" under the auspices of Damongo Youth Parliament (DYP) on Radio For Peace and Development in Damongo in the West Gonja District Sunday Everning.
"Before I even thought of becoming a politician, the youth have been a priority of my development agenda and I relate it back to 1997 when I was in Damongo Secondary;I organised classes for the youth after teaching; and when they had difficulties in Science, I personally wrote and printed out a book called 'Galus Series' to aid their learning.When I gained admission into the University of Ghana, I still came back on vacations to teach at Dass and Jakpa JHS as well free of charge..., and when I started working in UDS, the youth still remained very critical to me such that any 'Gonjalander' not only from Damongo who applied to UDS and is qualified irrespective of the competition, I ensured that the person gained admission, and when you gain the admission and I identified it, half of your fees will be paid by me, and I have done that over that period till I became the DCE and continued with that and became an MP"-Stated the legislature of Damongo Constituency.

In responding to a question on youth and employment including empowerment as spelt out under policy area 6.1.5 of the National Youth Policy,he admitted to the fact that there were challenges.But albeit those challenges, he was making frantic efforts to better the lives of the youth of his Constituency and to arrest the problem of youth unemployment head-on!
This he said was visible in his efforts at improving the quality of the youth through education by expanding and improving access to the Common Fund, admissions into Senior High Schools and Tertiary Institutions,lobbying for formal sector jobs for the youth, MP end of year gala matches and competition in the area of sports and developing potentials and relief items to tailors and hair dressers in the non-formal sector and skill development through to cash donation to the Damongo Musicians Union among others.
He further disclosed that intentions were far advanced to establish a 'Youth Development Fund'.A localised fund that will be owned and managed by the youth for the purpose of entrepreneurship and skill development.
"The youth development fund is owned by the youth. So, there will be consultation with the youth.They will have their leadership, and anybody involved in setting up a business is qualified to benefit from the fund.I will do what is called 'oversight responsibility' to ensure that they use it in the manner they request for it"-he asserted.
He however,admonished the youth not to limit the issue of employment to only the formal sector, as opportunities in the informal sector abounds and that the youth should learn to network, identify opportunities and get them involved.
"Networking is very very critical in modern Ghana and we have a lot of platforms:Facebook,WhatsApp, viber and a lot more! Please,as youth,networking,making friends is very very important.Because,in most of the job vacancies they don't even advertise; Network and get us involved".
The World Bank recently identified that 48% of the youth in Ghana are unemployed.

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We know the body responsible for declaring election results in Ghana but....

We know the body responsible for declaring election results in Ghana but....
It's once again here; the season of elections, the quest for power and the cover of cowards to incite violence.But the silent majority says 'Peace'.And so,let's get the issues;
"NPP will declare 2016 election results"-Peter Mac Manu, a former chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party and the Director of Elections of same is reported to have declared(See Myjoyonline.com publication of Tuesday,7th June, 2016).To add acid to base, the NPP Director of Elections further stated in the same publication...,"We cannot sit down and repeat the same (mistake we did in the 2012) in 2016".
Really? You cannot sit down and repeat the same mistake you committed in 2012 in 2016? What mistake did you commit in 2012? Is it the mistake of accusing almost anything and everything for your defeat?Is it the mistake of not training your polling agents to be vigilant enough in protecting the votes of the party at the polls? Or its the mistake of a regret for wasting the precious time of Ghanaians at the supreme court?
Well,what ever the mistake so conceived might be is none of my business. But my peace is my concern and my business.
As a matter of fact,I don't usually feel comfortable doing write - ups on partisan politics, especially,when it has anything to do with either the NPP or NDC for fear of mudslinging,columnation and unjustified vilifications.But as I said,my peace is my business and compelling concern in this matter.
Indeed, the peace of Ghana is the peace of any individual and 'free citizen' of our dear country.For this reason and to the extent that the statement of Peter Mac Manu has security implications,I deem it necessary to add my voice to the issue at stake as many well meaning Ghanaians have done already.
Infact,I'm cocksure and the facts suggest that Political Parties have always declared their own results in national elections in Ghana(You remember the declaration made by the late chairman of the NPP Jake Obetsebi Lamptey; He even went ahead to instruct the EC to hold on any declaration of results).But thankfully, the discerning and peace loving Ghanaian has always disregarded such self imposed declarations by political parties.Why? Because our political parties are fast losing integrity and the public has little trust in them when it comes to power and elections.No wonder,most people will often than not say, "we are waiting on the EC to officially declare the results".
This is a clear indication of the fact that as a people, we all know the body mandated by law to conduct and declare results of elections in our country, thus the Electoral Commission....
And so it's a bit thick and disappointing for Peter Mac Manu to make such a statement at this critical point in time....
With barely five months to go to the polls,this statement seem to suggest a clear declaration of intention by the NPP not to accept any results that does not favour them in the 2016 elections.Yes, the NPP has declared its intention to 'win the elections at all cost'... And this is a bit unsettling and worrying as it reflect a mark of "undemocratic thinking".What are they afraid of? A possible defeat!
In the nick of time, the NPP must come clear on this issue and disassociate itself from this highly irresponsible statement.
The National Peace Council and all well meaning Ghanaians must also decry in no uncertain terms this reckless statement.Let's get Mac Manu to back down and 'eat his words'.The elections of 2016 must be fought on issues not violence or threats....
Ghana is bigger than any individual or political party.We will not sit down aloof and watch any person or group of persons take this country to a ransom.Our peace is our development and freedom and we will not(With emphasis) condone any self-seeking person or group of persons who will try to gamble with and jeopardise this peace.This is the reality that all must wake - up to....
May God bless our homeland Ghana and strengthen us in unity and the national struggle.Amen.

By:ANANPANSAH, B ABRAHAM (AB)
University of Ghana Business School/Teacher/Community Radio youth Advocate And Presenter
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