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Otabil: Gloating over Cedi stability sign of “weak faith”

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  • truth 9 years ago

    Except those azaaa Charismatic folks with bumper stickers I love Jesus yet robbing Peter pay Paul. Work on how most Christians too in your church and other churches can afford nice houses, nice cars like yours.Difficulty to k ...
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  • Francis Quainoo 9 years ago

    Physician Heal Yourself!!!!

    kwame nkruma and rawlings were no better than those whom they killed, or recklessly Sent into exiles.

    WHICH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Is it In GHANA?

    kwame nkruma UNPRINCIPLED Ghana's Economy a ...
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  • Boat, New York 9 years ago

    Majority of Ghanaians are bereft of these facts. You make a lot of sense. You should consider turning your comment into an article.

  • HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA 9 years ago

    These political doomsayers are so disappointed that by the grace of God, the cedi is performing better against their evil wishes for KWAME NKRUMAH'S GHANA. HEHEHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    People are just sore. Can't stop laughing myself.

  • Adern 9 years ago

    Keep on RANTING, cat-shiit brain!

  • ELINAN 9 years ago

    Only lazy ppl wait for others to choose their path for them. Any man or country that deserve respect always go against the wind. When you follow without your head, you gonna be dancing to the tune of others and that leads to ...
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  • Concerned 9 years ago

    Don't compare ndc's recklessness to the achievements of Nkrumah. They are opposites. Francis, you have joined the ranks of Nkrumah opponents who make accusations without the basis of your argument. To ignore the economic achi ...
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  • Floating Voter. 9 years ago

    Dont you have shame at all ?

  • senior citizen Germany 9 years ago

    Mr Frances c. Quainoo has said nothing but the simple truth.Some polititians use Kwame Nkrumahs over bloated achievements as a means of scailing into politics without looking into the implications of his dictatorial regime co ...
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  • Alhassan Shai hills 9 years ago

    It true the pastor is right I support him 100%

  • Francis Quainoo 9 years ago

    Physician Heal Yourself!!!!!!

    kwame nkruma and rawlings were no better than those whom they killed, or recklessly Sent into exiles.

    WHICH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Is it In GHANA?

    kwame nkruma UNPRINCIPLED Ghana's Economy ...
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  • dani 9 years ago

    RATHER THEN STICK TO GOD THIS MAN MIX POLITICS WITH THE WORD OF GOD.
    WE GHANA PEOPLE DEMAND SEPATION OF STATE AND RELLIGEN

  • Kweku 9 years ago

    The only sense in your point is that this pastor is right because he's a pastor.

  • GodBlessGhana 9 years ago

    Hahahaha this is what you get for having an incompetent, clueless, corrupt president in Ghana! They are talking about cedi appreciating? hahahaha what was the rate when they took over power? Can we have them restore the cedi ...
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  • Francis Quainoo 9 years ago

    Physician Heal Yourself!!!!!!!!

    kwame nkruma and rawlings were no better than those whom they killed, or recklessly Sent into exiles.

    WHICH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Is it In GHANA?

    kwame nkruma UNPRINCIPLED Ghana's Econo ...
    read full comment

  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    How's Australia treating you?

  • Kojo 9 years ago

    Look at this thief, scared of low offerings

  • Military Man 9 years ago

    It takes one to recognize one, Kojo T.

  • --- 9 years ago

    do u think everybody is stupid as your father? idiot!, bastard !!. Find treatment for your bad breath instead of writing nonsense

  • Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

    Were u nt the one ranting every corner of ur stupid church ? Now ur pay master cant deceive u again , Otabil join and jubilate with the unfaithful people

  • Joe Turkey 9 years ago

    It sounds like a competition for the gullible. Since when have these men of the gods become economists. And they even have the guts to be predicting future values of the currency.

  • Che Andrew 9 years ago

    These days I am not sure how to call Otobil. Only yesterday, he looked into his crystal ball and predicted the dawn fall of the cedi to as low as $1=Ghc10. The Good Lord is exposing his false prophecy. Now what I we hearing? ...
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  • Say it Loud 9 years ago

    I wonder what kind of man of God he is, he is preaching against D.Williams prayers for the cedis.

  • Iwan 9 years ago

    This pastor knows no shame. He predicted the cedi could fall to 10 cedis a dollar. Now that it is holding firm he has no courage to encourage the bank of Ghana. I wish Big J. were alife to see and hear his chosen ones engross ...
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  • Bernard 9 years ago

    Self-Styled and 'sika duro' pastor, Mensah Otabil has been found out. Instead of hiding his shameful face and shut up so that the experts will fix the economy, he is up in arms talking nonsense. Otabil must concentrate on his ...
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  • JOE, USA 9 years ago

    This man is a hypocrite. What motivated your concern about the low value of the cedi?. Were you not sincere ?. Now if the value of the cedi is gradually soaring why are you saying this? Were you showing weak faith then by pr ...
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  • Ken @ Ho 9 years ago

    Even though I am restrained when it comes to commenting on the conduct of men of God, I think Pastor Otabil has compromised his pulpit with his political comments and open hatred to the NDC government and his love for NPP. H ...
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  • Kweku 9 years ago

    No! Not deliverance he needs the diplomatic passport back.

  • Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

    He is very stupid

  • it does not matter 9 years ago

    all we know is that the cedi was in trouble and many people prayed and by God Almighty's grace it is stabilizing so should we cry? aaba

    Is it weak to cry out to the Lord in times of trouble and rejoice when we receive a b ...
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  • Gidimakpeza 9 years ago

    He is nothing but a crook! Shame, azar man Otabil.

  • daladam 9 years ago

    YOUR MAHAMA BROTHER AND HIS VOODO ECONOMIC LEFT US NO MONEY

  • serwaa 9 years ago

    This article has no substance.

  • Annorwuo 9 years ago

    To the withdrawal of a mere document, Diplomatic Passport? And that other character,who feigns,as a 'Man of God',is supposedly embittered on account of being turned down as the Head Chaplain of the Ghana Police Service. Good ...
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  • Abena 9 years ago

    Your comments are words of an embarrassed man! When a nation prays, God hears. God will our nation great and prosperous!

  • Broni 9 years ago

    Ghanaians are not gloating but rejoicing over the recovery of the Cedi. We believe that Ghana is gradually on the way to full health. In God we trust!

  • JOE, USA 9 years ago

    This man has compromised his calling for mundane things. So was your faith based on the physical when you predicted an unprecedented plummeting of the cedi ?Can you not thank God for what He has done?. I believe the leaders ...
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  • Bobby 9 years ago

    If you reduce the size of your nose, you can see far and see the reality of Ghana's economy. You are always wishing the worst for Ghana. If you could pump a little bit of the money you are collecting from your church in the e ...
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  • kofi 9 years ago

    Pastor you're confused. About 6 weeks ago you believed the cedi could get to 1 : 10 against the dollar. Osofo moko

  • Analyst 9 years ago

    The heading of this article is unfair to Pastor Mensah Otabil because he did not use the word "gloating" as seen in the header. Gloating is a malicious excitement over something. For example if something bad has happened to s ...
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  • Say it Loud 9 years ago

    Mr preacher man what you said doesn't make sense. Seems you have been praying for the situation to be worse than it is.

  • KOLIKO 9 years ago

    am surprise Ghanaians still go to this man's church

  • princewilly@ymail.com 9 years ago

    A businessman in Takoradi was in a great deal of trouble. His business was failing, he had put everything he had into the business, he owed everybody it was so bad he was even contemplating suicide. As a last resort he went t ...
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  • Atongo 9 years ago

    Some are interesting some are profane

  • WILL 9 years ago

    don't get d story

  • princewilly@ymail.com 9 years ago

    A nun who works for a local home health care agency was out making her rounds when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it there was a station just down the street. She walked to the station to borrow a can with enough gas ...
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  • KOKOLIKOKO 9 years ago

    Wonders, it's said, will never end! Isn't it this same Mensah Otabil who when the Cedi was doing poorly was attributing that to bad policies and mismanagement -- and he even went as far as 'declaring' that the Cedi would fall ...
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  • fire man ogyaaaa! 9 years ago

    Ndc fools will insult him basaaa

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  • Abdul-Rahaman 9 years ago

    otabel shamless man of God. God is not a politician.Sham to otabil

  • Kojo Ghana 9 years ago

    look as this con man. what have you done for the poor that you milk weekly?

  • Military Man 9 years ago

    No difference between the pastor and the NDC. Both are milking Ghanaians daily. He uses the pulpit while you and your NDC use the power of political lies to milk Ghana of billions. You are all thieves, Kweku Bonsam.

  • Joeitaliano 9 years ago

    Am without words , why should Pastor Otabil behave like this ????? and those insulting President Mahama , whatelse do you want , things gets worse you complain , things begin to change a little bit you complain , why why why ...
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  • Anthony 9 years ago

    Mensa Otabil is just a fake pastor. One using distorted name of God and Word. He is a servant of the father of lies , satan. His wish and prediction that the fall of cedi would become worst have failed. And could not hide his ...
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  • Abdul Fatawu 9 years ago

    any one who insults otabil is a moron,an idiot.simply pay otabil back by refuting his comments but dont abuse him.as a reminder,abusing him will make some of us shun ndc.i am amuslim,and you must know crystal clear that otabi ...
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  • Marcus o.k 9 years ago

    May God forgive you for insulting a man of God.At least he is far better than your Dad.

  • AKORABS 9 years ago

    The selfish fool wishes to continue to oppress the gullible. He hates progress and prefers misery so as to enrich himself only. TWIT.

  • Sulley, NY- USA 9 years ago

    Is Mensa Otabil confused or he is contradicting himself? On one breadth he thinks we should talk about the Ghanaian cedi when it's performing badly, on another breadth he does not want people to talk about it when it's pickin ...
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  • AFEKE 9 years ago

    Every time u speak the words of Faith , u hear urself and God hears u.But every time u do not speak the words of Faith u hear only urself ; God does not hear u.a STOP INSULTING PASTORS U THIS UNCIRCUMCISED PEOPLE , IT'S A CU ...
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  • Emmanuel Agbeko Siaw-Nartey.. 9 years ago

    in fact,u have given the right and absolute answer. God answers a prayer of faith fast and consider not faithless prayer that is why some of us do not see results after our prayers.May the Lord help us.

  • HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA 9 years ago

    Heheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • Moses 9 years ago

    Otabil has sold his soul to Ghana's cheap politics! Its so painful to see a man once so respected lose it all so fast!!

  • Kwaku duah 9 years ago

    So is this man of God a true citizen of this country.

  • Shortman 9 years ago

    Otabil is mad who will heal him?

  • FMK 9 years ago

    I DON'T JUST LIKE THIS SO-CALLED PASTOR. HE'S A POLITICIAN THAN A PASTOR. WHEN THE 'PAPA' PRAYED FOR THE RISE OF THE CEDI, HE AND OTHERS WERE MOCKING HIM. TODAY, HE'S ADVOCATING FOR FAITH? FOOLISH MAN!

  • Red Eye 9 years ago

    This pastor may be suffering from a brain disease that is causing him long term loss of the ability to think and reason clearly.
    This type of dementia may also be so severe it is beginning to affect his logical functions in ...
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  • Gabriel 9 years ago

    I don't know what Otabil is. A politician or a pastor?

  • TOPS 9 years ago

    Honorable Otabil, what do you really want? Now that the Cedi is gaining ground you not happy. smh

  • ACHEAMPONG 9 years ago

    ALL OF YOU HAVE UNIVERSITIES,AND AFTER UNIVERSITY YOU WANT GOVERNMENT TO GIVE THEM JOBS,WHY CAN'T YOU DO FARMING AND GET PEOPLE EMPLOYED? WHY CAN'T YOU OPEN A FACTORY OR COMPANY? GET LOST OTABIL

  • Bravo USA 9 years ago

    According to Otabil,'You get up in the morning; you feel bad, you say I bind all the witches in my family and I cast them out' Are these pastors really serious? They divide families on the basis of superstition and then cont ...
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  • Otabomb 9 years ago

    This pastor should stay away from demons and politics so he won't end up like T.B. Joshua's calamity.

  • Wassa 9 years ago

    Manage bible affairs and stop getting involve with political and economic affairs u are the same as them no difference you over charge students at your university .why don't u just remember them in prayers

  • NOBODY 9 years ago

    Stop taking cedi donations at your church. Should Ghanaians not be concerned about how their national currency is performing against other cutrrencies? What does the concern over the currency's stability have to do with fait ...
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  • kaketonti 9 years ago

    When Ghana finds herself in times of trouble;Mother Mary comes to her;speaking the words of wisdom.Let it be.No other place like Ghana

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  • THE TRUTH 9 years ago

    TO BE TOO OBSESSED ABOUT WHAT OTABIL SAYS IS LACK OF FAITH. THIS MAN IS FACELESS AND FAITHLESS. DURING THE PYRAM AND R5 ERA HE SUNK ALL HIS CHURCH DAILY WEEKLY AND MONTHLY COLLECTIONS INTO PYRAM. WHEN NANA KONADU CAME OUT ONE ...
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  • Eros 9 years ago

    Was this man also not complaining about the fall of the Cedi and the economy?
    Now cedi is appreciating and this same man seem to have a problem with the business people in his church who are grateful for what the Lord is d ...
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  • Ringo Star 9 years ago

    So your faith was weak when you described Ghana as a sinking ship. No wonder some of us can't trust you any more. May be you were not concern about the economy of the nation when you made that statement. We now know your desi ...
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  • bewise 9 years ago

    Otabil, focus on cleaning your house, you have a school, where the professors are so corrupt, asking students for money before they pass their exams, some of them asking the girls to sleep with them, to also make it through. ...
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  • Kofi Ameyaw, 9 years ago

    This so call man of God is ashamed of himself and don't have anything to say.

  • Shwar 9 years ago

    We need a bit of consistencies from our so call leaders including the politicians and pastors as well. I think the better he stops talking the better it will be good for his image.

  • Alhassan Alhassan Tamale 9 years ago

    Allow the so call men of God who turn their prayer grounds as a political campaign place. The almighty God watches all.

  • SIR GEORGE ATO BROSH 9 years ago

    We all with Bishop Duncan Williams prayed for the cedi and its stabizing by the grace of the almighty God,what else do u want ghaians to do,if not to give thanks to God,and u call this weak faith? Yooooo.I guiet remember som ...
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  • Mike 9 years ago

    Otabil try to do away with politics it is not helping ur church. I beg u

  • STUPID FOOLS 9 years ago

    What the fuck would you have said if the cedi had continued to depreciate?

  • George Mensah 9 years ago

    God please open our yes from the truth and lies.

  • manchester 9 years ago

    Look at him. I used to like this man but no more. God said we should preach the gospel to the people but not preach "money" to them. He has got what he wants and just look what he is talking about. Yeah he has more doallars/p ...
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  • Kwame Angel 9 years ago

    Will someone please stop these evil and corrupt men from talking all this nonsense every Sunday morning.

  • Josiah 9 years ago

    While Arch Bishop Duncan Williams is praying for the resurrection of the Cedi, Dr Mensah Otabil is praying for its burial. Oh why the need to muddle in politics

  • flagstar 9 years ago

    Really gloating over 3 for 1, 3.45 for 1, etc, etc. Low cost mentality indeed. It's like a poorly performing student who told his father regarding his performance in the school term report: "I was not in the top, neither was ...
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  • albi 9 years ago

    God plans for Ghana is far bigger than your imagination.Ghanaians will be far better in the coming years.

  • rueben 9 years ago

    very insincere man of god.he wants to see ghana sink.shame.

  • Nyame-woho 9 years ago

    what is eating this man up. when the cedi was depreciating, you prophesied that it could drop as low as GH10 to on dollar. Now that it is appreciating, you said we should not rejoice else we have weak faith. so as a pastor as ...
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  • Mpiani 9 years ago

    Shame.
    You see that tb Joshua is also going down?
    Your time will come.

  • Rasco 9 years ago

    Stick to the word of God.
    Why must you always criticize the govt???
    You see you are looking like a fool now?