Nana Agradaa is one of the most controversial, discussed, and polarizing figures in Ghanaian spiritual and public life.

Born Patricia Asiedu, she rose to national infamy as a self-proclaimed fetish priestess who advertised money-doubling rituals on television, amassed a large following, and attracted both reverence and intense public suspicion.

Her dramatic 2021 public conversion to Christianity, during which she burned her deities on live television and rebranded herself as “Evangelist Mama Pat,” stunned the nation.

But her reinvention could not outrun her legal troubles in 2025, a Ghanaian court sentenced her to 15 years in prison for fraud, closing one of the most extraordinary and turbulent chapters in recent Ghanaian social history.

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Who Is Nana Agradaa?

Patricia Asiedu Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa or Mama Pat, is a Ghanaian former traditional priestess who later rebranded herself as a born-again Christian evangelist. She gained public notoriety for promoting a practice known as “Sika Gari” a money-doubling ritual she advertised extensively on her own television stations, claiming that she could spiritually multiply clients’ money at her shrine. She was convicted of fraud in 2021, fined, and continued to operate as an evangelist until she was again convicted in 2025, this time sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour for three counts of defrauding by false pretence. Her story is widely viewed as a cautionary tale about spiritual exploitation, the vulnerability of desperate people, and the need for stronger consumer protection in Ghana’s religious and spiritual marketplace.

Early Life

Patricia Asiedu was born in Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Nkawkaw is a town in the Kwahu mountains area, described as a city in a valley the gateway to the Kwahu highlands. Specific details about her parents, family background, and childhood have not been extensively documented in the public record, as she has kept her background deliberately opaque. What is known is that she grew up in Ghana and developed an early interest in spiritual matters, eventually establishing herself as a self-styled priestess and spiritual healer. She built a name in Ghana’s spiritual community under the identity “Nana Agradaa” a title invoking the authority of a traditional spiritual leader.

Education

Nana Agradaa is not known for formal academic achievements in the conventional sense. However, she was awarded two honorary doctorates: a Doctorate in Philanthropic Management from Rapha University College in 2015, and another from Rapha Faith University College, both in recognition of her humanitarian and philanthropic activities at the time. These honorary awards were later subject to public scrutiny given the controversies surrounding her practices.

Career

Nana Agradaa built her public career and following primarily through media specifically through her own television stations, including Thunder TV and Ice1 TV. On these platforms, she aggressively advertised the “Sika Gari” ritual: a practice she claimed could multiply clients’ money through spiritual means. She instructed interested persons to visit her shrine in Sowutuom in the Ga-Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, promising instant wealth through the intercession of a fetish known as Sika Gari. The broadcasts attracted a large audience of economically vulnerable Ghanaians desperate for financial improvement, and she built a significant national following.

Critics and law enforcement increasingly described the practice as fraudulent a sophisticated scheme for extracting money from desperate people under false spiritual pretenses. Her shrine in Sowutuom became notorious as a center of alleged fraud and deception.

On April 21, 2021, in a joint operation with the National Communications Authority (NCA), officers from the National Security Intelligence Operatives arrested Nana Agradaa. She was charged for advertising money-doubling content, operating television stations without proper licenses, and defrauding people of their money. She was found guilty of charges related to charlatanic advertisement (Sika Gari) an offense under Ghanaian law and was fined GHc36,000 or faced a 3-year jail term. She paid the fine and avoided prison at this stage.

Immediately following her arrest, Nana Agradaa orchestrated what many observers described as a strategic reinvention. In a dramatic and widely publicized ceremony, she publicly burned her deities, declared herself born-again, and announced that she had given her life to Jesus Christ. She rebranded as “Evangelist Mama Pat” and established the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry in Weija, Accra also known as Heaven Way Church. Despite widespread skepticism, she attracted a new following and continued to command a significant media presence.

However, her legal troubles did not end with her conversion. In 2025, a Circuit Court in Accra found her guilty on three counts of defrauding by false pretence and sentenced her to 15 years in prison with hard labour. The conviction marked the most severe legal consequence of her long, controversial career and was widely seen as justice delayed but finally delivered. President John Mahama subsequently announced amnesty for 998 prisoners, prompting public speculation about whether Nana Agradaa would be among those pardoned.

Controversies

• Promotion of Sika Gari money-doubling rituals on national television
• Arrested in 2021 for operating unlicensed TV stations and defrauding clients; fined GHc36,000
• Dramatic public conversion to Christianity in 2021, widely viewed as strategic rather than genuine by critics
• Ongoing public disputes, legal cases, and social media controversies after conversion
• Public divorce from first husband Pastor Eric Oduro-Koranteng, followed by high-profile remarriage to businessman Pastor Kwame Asiamah in May 2025
• Convicted in 2025 of three counts of fraud and sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour
• The tragic death of her infant daughter Rhina (who died at age 2) was mired in controversy and unproven public allegations

Personal Life

Nana Agradaa was first married to Pastor Eric Oduro-Koranteng, with whom she had a son, Clinton Oduro Ocli. The couple also had a daughter, Rhina, who died at the age of two in circumstances that generated public controversy, though the allegations surrounding the child’s death remain unproven. The marriage to Pastor Eric eventually ended in a public and contentious divorce. In May 2025, she revealed she had remarried businessman and pastor Kwame Asiamah, presenting it as a new chapter in her personal life. The announcement came during a period when she was simultaneously facing criminal proceedings in court.

Net Worth

Nana Agradaa’s net worth has not been independently verified or publicly disclosed. At the height of her operations, she displayed considerable wealth including luxury vehicles and an expensive lifestyle funded largely through her shrine operations and media businesses. Following her legal troubles and eventual prison sentence, her financial status is uncertain. Her television stations Thunder TV and Ice1 TV, which were her primary business platforms, were shut down by authorities in connection with her prosecutions.

FAQs

Who is Nana Agradaa?

She is a Ghanaian woman born Patricia Asiedu, formerly known as a fetish priestess who promoted money-doubling rituals (Sika Gari) on television. She later rebranded as a Christian evangelist and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud in 2025.

What is Sika Gari?

Sika Gari is the name Nana Agradaa gave to her money-doubling ritual, in which she claimed spiritual powers could multiply money sent to her by clients. It has been legally classified as a fraudulent practice under Ghanaian law.

Was Nana Agradaa convicted?

Yes. She was first convicted and fined in 2021. She was subsequently sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour in 2025 on three counts of defrauding by false pretence.

Did Nana Agradaa become a Christian?

She publicly declared herself born-again in 2021 and founded the Heaven Way Church. The sincerity of her conversion remains widely debated in Ghana.

Conclusion

Nana Agradaa’s story is as dramatic as any work of fiction a rise from relative obscurity to national notoriety, from shrine to television studio to church pulpit, and ultimately to the courtroom and prison. Her story exposes both the vulnerability of economically desperate Ghanaians to spiritual exploitation and the long arm of the law in eventually holding perpetrators to account. Whether one regards her as a cynical fraudster, a genuinely confused spiritual seeker, or a symptom of deeper social inequities, Nana Agradaa has left an indelible mark on the public consciousness of Ghana a mark that will be studied and debated long after the prison gates close behind her.