The Founder of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has candidly revealed his involvement in deviant behaviors during his formative years.
Recounting his past, he admitted to smoking cigarettes at the tender age of 11 and progressing to marijuana by the age of 12.
The Archbishop attributed this transition to the influence of senior students at St. Martins Secondary School in Nsawam in 1973, who often enlisted his help in lighting their cigarettes.
By the time he was 11, smoking cigarettes had become a habit, and at 12, he found himself smoking weed and experimenting with other drugs.
These behaviors almost led to his expulsion from school. Fortunately, he was allowed to take his O’ Level exams during his first term in Form Five.
Archbishop Agyinasare also disclosed how his womanizing tendencies prompted him to repent from his wayward behaviors. While working as a teacher in Tamale, he fell in love with a lady who insisted he accompany her to church before considering his proposal.
“Back then, those coming to secondary schools were from middle school either form 2, form 3 or form 4, so they were matured to be between the ages of 18-22 and some of them used to smoke and they would call me to light the cigarette and weed.
“By the time I was 11 years old and returning home, smoking cigarette was a habit. So, when I turned 12, I was smoking weed and abusing other drugs,” he said on Onua Maakye, Wednesday, January 17.
This, he explained, almost resulted in his expulsion from school.
“Then I was supposed to be sacked from school. Fortunately for me, I was in form five first term and had registered for O’ Level examinations, so the school allowed me to write my O’ Level exams.”