Ghanaian business tycoon Daniel Ofori has opened up about how he grew his business empire to what it is today and some of the actions he took that did not sit well with his values as a Christian.

Speaking to the congregation of the Grace Baptist Church at Amakom, a suburb of Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, Daniel Ofori, whose petition led to the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, narrated how he used to undervalue the goods he imported into the country.

Ofori, who also recently won a major case against Ecobank, asserted that most importers engage in that practice because import duties are very expensive.

“My father got stores, and he gave me some at Adom. I started using them for my business and later started travelling abroad to import goods. This is how White Chapel came about. With time, the business expanded, and I moved to Accra.

“It got to a point where I was travelling abroad to bring goods into the country because of God’s grace. You import goods, and if you tell the truth at the port, they are going to charge you a duty that would make you run at a loss. So, when you get there, you have to tell lies… So, if the goods you brought are worth 5000, you tell them it is 1000, so that after they charge the duty, you still have something to eat,” he added.

The business mogul went on to narrate how the practice made him uncomfortable and how he eventually stopped it.

“One day I came to church, and what was preached was that God is a spirit, so those who want to worship Him should do so in spirit and in truth. Meanwhile, the work we were doing was full of lies… You keep lying, and even when something is green, you say it is red,” he said.

He said that he eventually decided to stop that business because he was completely uncomfortable with the things he was doing, as they were the opposite of what Christians are supposed to do.

He went on to urge the congregation he was ministering to not to be afraid if they are still struggling with their faith.

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Watch a video of his remarks below:

My father gave me a shop at Adum, and I expanded it to become larger with the establishment of White Chapel. I used to undervalue the price of my goods so that the duty would be less.

-Millionaire Deacon Daniel Ofori pic.twitter.com/NyF42iVsja

— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) May 25, 2026