The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the Founder of the
International Central gospel Church (ICCG), Mensah Otabil, as a threat
to national security and a secret supporter of the opposition New
Patriotic Party (NPP).The Communications Director of the NDC, Solomon Nkansah,
said on Thursday that Pastor Otabil was openly biased against the ruling party and was inciting the public against the government.
His comments come after Pastor Otabil called on Ghanaians to demand better of government.
“We can’t just be happy because a road has been tarred. We can’t just be happy that we didn’t have electricity now we have electricity. We can’t be happy with minimals”, he said, adding: “…citizens must have an appetite for better,” Pastor Otabil said.
The Pastor’s comments have drawn condemnation from members of the NDC, with Mr Nkansah accusing him of misleading the public “under the guise of the Bible”.
“If we condemn him some of you in the media think we’ve said something abominable, but what this man has said is very frightening. It amounts to inciting the public against the government. Under the guise of the Bible, he says all sorts of things against those he is not in support of. But you know what; God is bigger than him and so whenever he says such things people don’t listen to him. I am ashamed and scandalized as a Christian that a man of God can speak like Pastor Mensah Otabil has done,” he tol
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