House Owner Attaches Church Sobolo to His Meters, To "Significantly Reduce Power Consumption"
- A homeowner in Ghana bought sobolo drinks from his church and placed them next to his electricity meters
- A video circulating online depicts the illegal connection, which has left Ghanaians baffled by the thinking behind the tinkering
- Social media users who watched the video thronged the comment section to share their varied thoughts on the matter
A house owner has come up with what he believes is a spiritual innovation that will keep his electricity consumption low as he seeks to save on utility costs.
In what many Ghanaians are likely to find bizarre, the man, who appears to be very religious, tinkered with his electricity connection to attach it to solobo filling, a non-alcoholic beverage made from dried leaves or flowers of the Roselle plant, a hibiscus variety.
Source: Twitter
In a video on X, the person who recorded the viral video indicated that the homeowner attached the spiritual sobolo to the two Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meters.
Although it was not immediately clear where the homeowner bought the sobolo, many people in the comment section suggested that he got it from Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei Duah's Believers Worship Centre.
Many people reacting to the development warned that this 'innovation' was dangerous, and must not be done, with some pointing out that the church, known for selling the drink, owed ECG bills at one point.
Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah, the Founder and Leader of the Believers Worship Centre, later settled the church's longstanding debt to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), amounting to GH¢308,741.16.
This payment, finalised recently, addressed the church’s accumulated bills that prompted the disconnection of its power supply on August 26, 2025.
Watch the video below:
Reactions to homeowner attaching sobolo to meter
YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the video shared by @eddie_wrt on X. Read them below:
@YezUShutUp said:
“Meanwhile, the one selling the sobolo owes ECG😂.”
@akwasi_worae wrote:
“Wait oo, same church the pastor was complaining about disconnection from ECG when he failed to pay his bills?”
@manfredthedance said:
“The funny thing is, the person, if asked, would tell you it has worked😭😭.”
@_Roofman2131gh wrote:
“Herrrh, no wonder we are still a struggling country even with all the resources to be a richer nation.”
@leadusthere said:
“Obinim and his church members did worse with their stickers, but ask where he and those members are. Smh.”
@ArenaAfrique wrote:
“The meters aren’t our personal property. We can’t keep on behaving primitively in the 21st century. This shouldn’t be tolerated in the country. I believe he or she should be reported to the authorities, so they advise him or her to do the right thing. This is what religion has turned us into.”
@youngomelly3 said:
“We’re literally living in a country where I believe a lot of people are still not mentally ok. How can this be possible? Not everything is spiritual.”
@Airtimestudioss wrote:
“ECG should go to the house; there’s an illegal connection. If I see something like this, I just question myself, “Was the black man too created by God”? I have so many questions to ask God when I meet for the top there one.😢.”
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Presidency exempted from paying electricity bills
YEN.com.gh reported that the cabinet approved the exemption of electricity bills for selected strategic institutions.
The exemption covers the Office of the President and outfits under the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education.
Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, said this is to ensure the uninterrupted operations of essential national services in key sectors.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
