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Rumor Mill of Thursday, 9 October 2014

Source: Daily Post

Otabil Buys Huge Luxury Ranch In The US

Intelligence gathered by the ‘Daily Post’ indicates that Pastor Mensa Otabil, Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has purchased a huge luxury ranch in the United States of America.



The ranch is located in Haymarket, Virginia. It is 10 acres in size and has a two storey-building located on it. The building covers an area of 6,000 sq. ft. It has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, garages and has a colonial style architecture.



Pastor Otabil bought the property in 2012. It is valued at over $925,000. The amenities of the luxury building are as follows;



Amenities: Attached Master Bathroom, Auto Garage Door , Bath Ceramic Tile, Chair Railing, Crown Molding, Curved Stair, Double Vanities, Double/Dual Staircase, FP Mantels, Granite Counters, High Efficiency Toilets, MBA/Sep Shower, MBA/Sep Tub, MBR-BA Full, Master Walk-in Closet, Tub-2 + person, Tub-Soaking, W/W Carpeting, Walk-in Closet(s), Washer/Dryer Hookup, Wood Floors

Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s), Central A/C, Zoned

Dining Kitchen: Breakfast Room, Butlers Pantry, Family Room Off Kit, Gourmet, Kit-Breakfast Bar, Kit-Island, Kit-Table Space, Sep Dining Rm, Breakfast nook, Eat-In Kitchen

Garage Type: Side Loading Garage

Heating: Zoned

Lot Description: Cul-de-sac, Lot Premium, No thru street

Map Location List: ADC

Sewer Septic: Septic

Structure List: Above Grade, Below Grade



Appliances: Cooktop, Cooktop-Down Draft, Dishwasher, Exhaust Fan, Microwave, Oven-Self Cleaning, Oven-Wall, Refrigerator

Basement Type: Fully Finished, Walkout Level, Sump Pump

Exposure: Mountain View, Pastoral View, Scenic Vista

Exterior Features: Bump-outs



Heating Fuel: Bottled Gas/Prop, Electric

Interior Features: Floor Plan-Open, Floor Plan-Traditional

Parking: Driveway/Off Store, Garage

Room List: Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom-Master, Sitting Room, Bedroom-Second, Bedroom-Third, Bedroom-Fourth, Kitchen, Recreation Rm, Family Rm, Library, Foyer, Breakfast Room, 2nd Stry Fam Ovrlk, Den/Study/Library, Sun/Florida Room, Laundry-Sep Rm, MBR w/Sitting Room, Solarium, Storage Room, Utility Room

Walls Ceilings: 9'+ Ceilings



Windows Doors: Energy Star, French Doors, Insulated Door(s), Insulated Window(s), Palladian Windows, Recessed Lighting, Six Panel Doors

Basement Entrance: Connect Stair, Outside Entrance, Rear Entrance

Cooling Fuel : Electric

Exterior: Brick and Siding

Handicap: Lvl Entry-Main

Hot Water:60+ Gallon Tank, Bottled Gas





Pastor Mensa Otabil’s ability to purchase the ranch is not in doubt. However, it again highlights the fact he is not only a man who does not show gratitude but also a hypocrite.



The crux of the matter and of this story is that Otabil purchased the ranch under an economy he likened to a “sinking ship. In 2013, he paid over $8,000 to the U.S government as tax for the property. This paper will soon publish other properties he has around the globe. How a man is able to earn so much in a “sinking ship” economy to purchase such an equestrian lifestyle property beats the imagination. Herein lies Otabil’s hypocrisy. What is more, he has proven over the years that “time erodes gratitude”.

Over the years, he has attacked Rawlings and successive NDC governments. Yet, he owes what he is today to Rawlings and successive NDC governments more than any to any individual or group; the site where the headquarters of his church is located was given to him by the Lands Department through the instrumentality of the then President Rawlings. Again, it was Rawlings who paved the way for Otabil and others to become televangelists, preaching on television, the medium through which he became a renowned motivational speaker, leading him to the wealth he has acquired today which includes a university (Central University) and a bank (First Capital Plus Bank)

Is it not a shame and a mark of hypocrisy that a man will be benefiting so much from an economy to the extent that he is able to buy a luxury ranch in the U.S. yet on the quiet be claiming that the economy is collapsing?

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