Rev. Essel Wins Telecel 2Moorch Promo Grand Prize

Rev. Samuel Essel receives the GH¢1.2 million cash prize as winner of the live grand draw to climax the Telecel 2Moorch Money Promo

 

There was excitement at Makola Market in Accra when Reverend Samuel Yaw Essel, a 52-year-old former banker and minister, received the grand prize of GH¢1.2 million to climax the Telecel 2Moorch Money Promo.

The Kumasi-based pastor beat millions of subscribers to emerge winner and become Ghana’s newest millionaire, concluding a four-month nationwide cash rewards campaign by Telecel Ghana.

Throughout the promotion, the company rewarded over 14,000 customers with a total of GH?4.5 million in daily, weekly, and grand draw prizes. Each draw was independently supervised by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) under its Caritas platform to ensure fairness and transparency.

For the recently ordained pastor, the win was nothing short of divine.
“Two weeks before the call came, I had a dream. I saw my late father holding a bag full of money. He said he came to give it to me. When I woke up, I prayed and wrote it in my diary. I didn’t know how God would do it, but He did,” Rev. Essel recalled.

When Telecel contacted him, he initially thought it was a scam.
“I have fallen victim to scammers before, so when Telecel called, I was skeptical. I only believed it after confirming the number on their website. That was when I shouted, ‘God has done it!’” he said.

After more than two decades in banking from First Allied Savings and Loans to Okomfo Anokye Rural Bank, Rev. Essel resigned in 2022 to pursue full-time ministry.

He now pastors at the Great Commission Church International and operates a microcredit business in Kumasi.

“I entered a covenant with God. I was struggling to complete a building project and told Him that if He helped me, I would give back to His work. This prize is an answered prayer,” he said, adding that he plans to use the money to complete his home, expand his business, invest in his children’s education, and fulfil his tithe pledge.

According to Aneth Muga, Director of Consumer Business at Telecel Ghana, the promo celebrated customer loyalty and the Ghanaian spirit.

“The 2Moorch Money Promo has shown that opportunity can reach everyone, everywhere,” she said.

The NLA’s Bright Ofori commended Telecel for its transparency, while the company recalled that last year’s More Money Promo produced another millionaire, Ellen Oparebea Akoi, a nursing student.

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