The moment Agradaa confronted a ‘distracted’ church member

During the service, Agradaa singled out the man, who was reading the Bible among the congregants, and asked him to come forward for prayers.

She said the manner in which the man was reading the Bible suggested that he was not fully focused on the service.

She described his reading style as foolish and questioned whether a woman in the church had caught his attention and caused him to lose concentration.

Agradaa then offered to pray for the man, stating that she wanted to deliver him from whatever was distracting him and help him regain his focus during the service.

“Papa, if you’re reading the Bible, just concentrate on me and forget about the crowd. Or have you spotted a woman in the church you’ve fallen in love with? Because today, the way you’re reading the Bible is ‘gyimi gyimi.’ Come, let me pray for you now,” she said.

Patricia Asiedu Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa or Mama Pat, is a Ghanaian media personality and self-styled Christian evangelist who has remained a controversial figure in the country's religious and media space.

Before becoming a Christian evangelist, Agradaa was widely known as a traditional priestess. She operated media platforms, including Thunder TV and Ice TV, through which she promoted a spiritual practice known as “Sika Gari”.

She claimed the ritual could help people multiply their money, attracting a large following of individuals seeking financial breakthroughs.

In 2021, Agradaa was arrested following allegations linked to her television operations and spiritual activities.

She subsequently announced her conversion to Christianity, renounced her former practices and publicly embraced the Christian faith.

She later adopted the name Evangelist Mama Pat and established the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry in Weija, Accra.

Agradaa's activities have also resulted in several high-profile legal battles in Ghana.

On July 3, 2025, an Accra Circuit Court sentenced her to 15 years in prison with hard labour after finding her guilty of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretences.

The case was linked to a 2022 broadcast in which she allegedly promised to distribute GH¢300,000 to needy members of her church. Instead, according to the prosecution, she collected varying amounts of money from more than 1,000 followers with the promise of doubling their funds but failed to return the money.

Agradaa subsequently appealed the conviction and sentence.

On February 5, 2026, the Amasaman High Court reviewed the case and reduced her sentence from 15 years to 12 calendar months.

The court described the original 15-year sentence as “harsh and excessive”, citing inconsistencies in the prosecution's evidence and concerns regarding the amounts involved in the specific charges.