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Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, widely known as Nana Agradaa or Mama Pat, is scheduled for release from prison on 3 March 2026 under Ghana’s standard remission rules after serving two‑thirds of her revised sentence.
She began her custodial term on 3 July 2025 and will have her sentence reduced under the country’s remission scheme, which allows eligible inmates to have up to one‑third of their sentence remitted for good conduct.
Background: Case and Sentence Reduction
Agradaa was convicted on 3 July 2025 by an Accra Circuit Court on multiple charges, including charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretence, linked to her promotion of a so‑called money‑doubling scheme at the services of her Heaven Way Champion International Ministry in Weija, Greater Accra Region.
In that broadcast‑style service, she was accused of promising miraculous financial returns in exchange for money paid by congregants, promises that did not materialise and led to complaints from participants.
The trial court initially handed her a 15‑year sentence with hard labour, a ruling that drew widespread public debate.
However, on 5 February 2026, the Amasaman High Court upheld her conviction but reviewed the punishment, ruling that the original sentence was excessive and disproportionate under the circumstances.
The High Court reduced her prison term to 12 months and imposed a fine of 200 penalty units (equivalent to about GH¢2,400). The revised sentence has been running from the date of her conviction, meaning she became eligible for remission under standard policy and is now set for release in March.
Her lawyer, Richard Asare Baffour, has emphasised that the remission and release are in accordance with normal prison regulations, not special favours, and are uniformly applied to prisoners who qualify in good conduct.
Agradaa’s case has attracted significant public attention, both for its legal implications and its social resonance, given her profile as a controversial media personality and former traditional priestess‑turned‑evangelist.
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