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Zeqblog Blog of Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Source: Okine Isaac

Meet one of Akufo-Addo’s most powerful underground advisors on Galamsey, Corruption, and Free SHS.

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He is undoubtedly well-known in the religious arena, but his role as an advisor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as well as his involvement in national governance, may be unfamiliar to many.

Fortunately, he is one of the few underground pioneers who continue to advise Ghana's president on national issues.

I believe his great religious expertise propelled him to that position.

Before we get into the main theme, let us go over each of his life chapters in detail.

Titus Awotwi Pratt was born in Ghana on December 5, 1947, to parents Charles and Grace Awotwi Pratt. He was the Bishop of Ghana Methodist Church in Accra, the President of the Gambian Methodist Church, and an Assistant Minister at Roundhay Methodist Church in Leads, United Kingdom.

Following his primary and secondary education at Ghana's Wesely Grammar School in Accra, Pratt earned a Professional Teacher's Certificate from the Central Region's Komenda Teachers' Training College.

In 1977, he was commissioned as a Methodist preacher after attending Trinity Theological Seminary in Legon, Accra, Ghana.

Most Rev. Pratt has worked as a chaplain at several secondary schools in Ghana, notably Fijai Secondary School in Sekondi-Takoradi and Prempeh College.

The Most Reverend Titus Pratt served as the Chairman and General Superintendent of the Methodist Mission in the Gambia, as well as a Synod Secretary.

When he returned to Ghana in 2003, he assumed a number of roles, including Superintendent Minisiter of the Dansoman and Kwashieman Circuits in the Ghana Methodist Church's Accra Diocese. Titus is a member of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's Clergy Advisory Team and serves as chaplain at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has publicly communicated his worries to President Akufo-Addo in a number of advising statements.

"Our country will profit more if we all put our hands to the plough and hope for the best. People are free to criticize the system, but their criticism should be fair and constructive.

The government at the time understood the need to reduce SHS from four to three years and eagerly supported the reform.

He advised the president on corruption: "Corruption will continue if those who steal public funds are not prosecuted and imprisoned. People will pay attention once this is completed, and corruption may cease.

In reference to Galamsey, he added, "We are not against people making a living, but we are against people destroying the environment and our water bodies."

Could he be one of the culprits behind the NPP's poor performance in this year's elections? Perhaps his advise to the President influenced Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's bid to become president for the first time on the NPP ticket.