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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