Dr Mensa Otabil is the most influential person in Ghana, according to a ranking done by ETV Ghana.
The founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) topped the list of 100 nominees who were voted for by Ghanaians.
ICGC is an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian Church. It was officially inaugurated as a church in February 1984, in Accra, Ghana. In 1988, the ICGC established a ministerial institute to train a new generation of leaders to carry out its vision.
From the initial six-month certificate in ministry, the college has developed into the premier private-owned University in Ghana known as the Central University College.
Again in 1988, the church instituted an educational scholarship scheme, known as Central Aid, to finance the education of selected needy students in pre-tertiary educational institutions.
This scheme is now considered the largest non-governmental scholarship programme for students in pre-tertiary education in Ghana.
The Church’s website said: “The International Central Gospel Church is a socially conscious Christian church which upholds the philosophy of Human dignity and Excellence.
It engages in promoting and staging events whose impact have reached to the depths of the Ghanaian society and brought Christ to the doorsteps of the people.”
The Church also has plans of starting a medical school.
Others who made it to the list of influential people include Flagbearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, who was named most influential politician and Dr Patrick Awuah, most influential Educationist.
Below is the full list:
Most Influential Religious Leader - Dr. Mensa Otabil
Most Influential Politician - Nana Akufo Addo
Most Influential Advocate - Martin Amidu
Most Influential Media Practitioner - Kwabena Anokye Adisi
Most Influential Creative Arts Practitioner - Daddy Lumba
Most Influential Traditional Ruler - Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Most Influential Business Leader - Prince Kofi Amoabeng
Most Influential Sports Personality - Asamoah Gyan
Most Influential Motivational Speaker - Albert Ocran
Most Influential Educationist - Dr. Patrick Awuah
Most Influential Diplomat - Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas
Below is the full list of 100 Most Influential Ghanaians;
1 DR. MENSA OTABIL RELIGIOUS LEADER
2 NANA ADDO DANQUAH AKUFO ADDO POLITICS
3 MARTIN AMIDU ADVOCACY
4 NATHANIEL KWABENA ANOKYE ADISI (BOLA RAY) MEDIA
5 ACE ANKOMAH ADVOCACY
6 SHEIK OSMAN NUHU SHARIBUTU RELIGIOUS LEADER
7 PRINCE KOFI AMOABENG BUSINESS
8 CHARLES KWADWO FOSU (DADDY LUMBA) CREATIVE ARTS
9 ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS MEDIA
10 OSEI KWAME DESPITE BUSINESS
11 DR.MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA POLITICS
12 OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II TRADITIONAL RULER
13 ARCHBISHOP NICHOLAS DUNCAN WILLIAMS RELIGIOUS LEADER
14 PREZ. JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR POLITICS
15 BISHOP DAG HEWARD MILLS RELIGIOUS LEADER
16 PREZ JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS POLITICS
17 TOGBE AFEDE XVI TRADITIONAL RULER
18 DR. SAM JONAH BUSINESS
19 MICHAEL OWUSU ADDO (SARKODIE) CREATIVE ARTS
20 MR. ALFRED VANDERPUYE POLITICS
21 KWAME SEFA KAYI MEDIA
22 GIFTY ANTI MEDIA
23 MANESSAH AWUNI AZURI MEDIA
24 PREZ JOHN MAHAMA POLITICS
25 ASAMOAH DJAN SPORTS
26 AMAKYE DEDE CREATIVE ARTS
27 ALBERT OCRAN MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
28 FRANKLIN CUDJOE ADVOCACY
29 YVONNE NELSON CREATIVE ARTS
30 SHIRLEY FRIMPONG MANSO CREATIVE ARTS
31 KEN OFORI ATTA BUSINESS
32 HARUNA IDDRISU POLITICS
33 REGGIE OSSEI ROCKSTONE CREATIVE ARTS
34 DR. KWABENA DUFFUOR BUSINESS
35 DR. PATRICK AWUAH EDUCATION
36 BISHOP EMMANUEL ASANTE RELIGIOUS LEADER
37 KENNETH ASHIGBEY MEDIA
38 CHARLES NII ARMAH MENSAH JNR (SHATTA WALE) CREATIVE ARTS
39 KWAKU BAAKO JNR MEDIA
40 PROF KWESI YANKAH EDUCATION
41 NANA KONADU AGYEMAN RAWLINGS POLITICS
42 ALHAJI ASOMA BANDA BUSINESS
43 KWAKU SINTIM MISA CREATIVE ARTS
44 TONY BAFFOE SPORTS MANAGEMENT
45 KWASI APPIAH SPORTS MANAGEMENT
46 ASIEDU NKETIAH POLITICS
47 DR MOHAMMED IBN CHAMBAS DIPLOMACY
48 KEN AGYAPONG (Kenpong) BUSINESS
49 ALAN KYEREMATEN POLITICS
50 PROF ERNEST ARYETEEY EDUCATION
51 GEORGINA WOODE JUDICIARY
52 FATHER ANDREW CAMPBELL RELIGIOUS LEADER
53 MR. JOSEPH SIAW AGYEAPONG BUSINESS
54 TONY OTENG GYASI BUSINESS
55 KOFI ANNAN DIPLOMACY
56 MR EMMANUEL ADU SARKODEE BUSINESS
57 SONNY BADU CREATIVE ARTS
58 KWAKU SAKYI ADDO MEDIA
59 EDWARD EFFAH BUSINESS
60 ANDRE DEDE AYEW SPORTS
61 BRAIMAH KAMOKU SPORTS
62 BENSON NANA YAW ODURO BOATENG (FUNNY FACE) CREATIVE ARTS
63 DR. JOYCE ARYEE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
64 KWADWO NKANSAH (Lil Wayne) CREATIVE ARTS
65 AMEYAW DEBRAH MEDIA
66 KWABENA ADJEI (Kasapreko) BUSINESS
67 PROF. NAANA JANE OPOKU EDUCATION
68 KWESI PRATT MEDIA
69 OSAGYEFUO AMOATIA OFORI PANYIN TRADITIONAL RULER
70 KWAW ANSAH MEDIA/CREATIVE ARTS
71 LORDINA MAHAMA ADVOCACY
72 BERNARD AVLE MEDIA
73 HON. KYEI MENSAH BONSU POLITICS
74 JOYCE ABABIO CREATIVE ARTS
75 MABEL BANESSEH MEDIA
76 OSEADEEYO ADDO DANKWA III TRADITIONAL RULER
77 ELOM ADABLAH CREATIVE ARTS
78 NANA YAW ADJEI YEBOAH (GURU) CREATIVE ARTS
79 IGNISS HEGO CREATIVE ARTS
80 KWABENA AGYAPONG POLITICS
81 CARDINAL TURKSON RELIGIOUS LEADER
82 BISHOP CHARLES AGYIN ASARE RELIGIOUS LEADER
83 DR. SPIO GARBRAH POLITICS
84 BRIGHT SIMMONS ADVOCACY
85 KEN OHENE AGYAPONG POLITICS
86 PROF. KOFI AGYEKUM EDUCATION
87 FRANCIS ADDAI NIMOH POLITICS
88 BISHOP BONEGAS RELIGIOUS LEADER
89 DR. PAA KWESI NDUOM BUSINESS
90 COMFORT OCRAN MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
91 BICE OSEI KUFFUOR CREATIVE ARTS
92 ALBAN BAGBIN POLITICS
93 JOCELYN DUMAS CREATIVE ARTS
94 DR. KWESI BOTCHWEY POLITICS
95 NAA PROF. JOHN S. NABILA TRADITIONAL RULER
96 HANNAH TETTEH POLITICS
97 PAUL AFOKO POLITICS
98 DR.ANTHONY OSEI AKOTO POLITICS
99 OKYEAME KWAME CREATIVE ARTS
100 JULIUS DEBRAH POLITICS