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The founder and leader of Ola Herbal And Spiritual Centre (Soul Travel Ghana), Ola Maame, has stirred controversy by asserting that the Ghanaian adoption of the term ‘settings’ has eroded respect for spirituality, religion, and prophecy.
She emphasized that most Ghanaians dismiss prophecies as mere ‘settings’, disregarding their potential validity .
In an interview on Nyansa TV on Monday, 11th August 2025, while discussing the helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, Maame urged Ghanaians to honour all prophecies—regardless of the prophet’s identity or apparent contradictions.
“We need to respect prophets and their prophecies. Insulting and labelling them doesn’t help our cause,”she pleaded. Addressing perceptions that some prophets speak only to trend on social media, she added, “Respect prophecies anyway, as entities might guide prophets to make such pronouncements. So, just respect it.”
On Responding to Personal Prophecies:
If a prophet requests a meeting regarding a prophecy about you, “please do so. It doesn’t spoil anything”, she advised. If no audience is sought but the prophecy concerns you, “seek the prophet’s guidance for necessary remedial actions. ”
Caution to National Leaders:
Maame challenged Ghana’s leaders, stating that political prominence does not equate to spiritual authority: *“Presidents come and go, but prophets, pastors, and spiritualists remain. We hold power in the spiritual realm. When we speak from that realm, you ought to respect it.”
Institutional Reforms Demanded:
1.National Council for Spiritual Organizations:
She appealed for a council parallel to the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), arguing: “When GPCC members are invited to national functions, we traditional spiritualists also deserve recognition. We’re not fools pouring libations—it works for people.”
2. National Traditional Festival:
Inspired by Aglow International Ghana—a Christian women’s fellowship with significant national influence —she proposed “Aglow for Nananom” (Aglow for Traditional Leaders): “Ghana needs a traditional festival where practitioners nationwide invoke and feed the spirits, honoring ancestors and deities who sacrificed for this nation. This isn’t just a parade—it’s a spiritual exercise.”
This festival would mirror Ghana’s culturally rooted events like the Homowo harvest festival (Ga people) or Buɣum Chuɣu fire festival (Dagomba people) but with a unified, national scope .
Conclusion:
Maame urged leaders to institutionalize traditional spirituality, framing it as essential to Ghana’s cultural and spiritual identity.
