I Hate Court…Obinim Begs

The flamboyant leader of God’s Way International Ministry, Daniel Obinim, is not happy he is standing trial in an Accra court over criminal charges of vandalism and assault.

His lawyer, Mr. Afriyie, has therefore begged the court to allow the Man of God to go for an out-of-court settlement of the case.

Bishop Daniel Obinim on Monday appeared in court dressed in flashy clothes with sun glasses to match and could have easily passed for a fashion model.

The bishop however looked sober. He was in court as early as 8:30am and at exactly 9:00am, the case was called. As usual, his church members were there to show solidarity.

The judge handling the case has however explained to Obinim and his lawyer that a criminal case cannot be settled out of court. The case was adjourned to October 25.

This means the man of God and his two accomplices would have to go the full haul in an open court until justice is delivered.

The bishop and two of his pastors were recently arrested and processed for court after they attacked the offices of Hot FM, an Accra-based private radio station and used a crowbar to vandalize property and assaulted a journalist who was hosting a live talk show.

Daniel Obinim has over the years entangled himself in a litany of scandalous controversies that have given cause for the public to question his calling as a Christian leader.

There was a time he was said to have paid someone to bury human bones at the church premises of Rev Adarkwa Yiadom of Ebenezer Miracle Worship Center.

Not only has Obinim admitted to having had sex with the wife of another pastor, but what is supposed to be a secret recording between him and the said lady is also in the public domain.

Below are excerpts of one of such tapes that captured Obinim begging Gifty, the junior pastor’s wife, not to make the issue public:

Obinim: Please, you know I am not only a big man in the country but a pastor as well who preaches on both TV and radio, so if you disclose this secret, you will collapse me and my church.

Gifty: You know I have been faithful to you and I would not have threatened to let the cat out of the bag, but what you did to me by bringing other girls into the same hotel room in which we have been sleeping together hurts me so much.

Obinim: Babe, I know but please spare me. I will never ever repeat that again.

Gifty: You are asking me to forgive you because you are a big man, but you don’t think about the pain your actions have caused me.

Obinim: Not that but I have to keep my reputation intact.

Gifty: My dear, you know I have been faithful to you all this while, but had it not been the disgrace you caused me in the church because I complained that you are having an affair with some of the ladies in the church, I would not have taken that decision.

Obinim: Babe, I beg you, please change your decision, you know that this is the job I do to take care of you, so if you go public with this issue, the church will collapse and I will not have money to give you or my family as well as my junior pastors.

Obinim: Babe, I promise to give you everything you want including a travel opportunity, a house and a plush car. I even promise to give the whole quantum of offering that would be collected for three main church services.

Gifty: I do not take you serious because I have heard this type of promises including that of you making me your second wife but none of them has been fulfilled yet.

Obinim: This time around, I swear to keep my promise so please help me out in the name of God, the father and the Holy Spirit. Babe, I never intended to disgrace you in front of the congregation but somebody angered me when I travelled to Kumasi, so please forgive me.

Babe, I am telling you, if you let this secret out, I will kill myself. Babe, I love you so please forgive me and do not let this thing out.

Gifty: I love you too.

Obinim: Babe, please find a way that will ensure that this issue does not come out so that my image could be intact to enable me to do my job.

Gifty: I am not a kid, so you leave that one to me. My problem is that why should you befriend Abena and other girls in the church when you have told me that I am the one you love?

Obinim: No, it is not true that I have anything to do with Abena. I just call her on the phone to come and do some house chores for me; it is you I love, because you give me the happiness I require when I sleep with you.

As for my wife, her private part is unpleasant and therefore, I do not derive any happiness when I sleep with her. Even if I have to sleep with her, I need to picture you before I am able to do so.

Gifty: So if you do not love her, then why do you entertain her to the extent that she comes to do your house chores for you?