▁known ▁for ▁his ▁unique ▁reports ▁sign ▁out s , ▁which ▁usually ▁ends ▁with ▁Wa ▁prolong ed ▁Wa - a - a - a - a !. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁aw arde es ▁for ▁the ▁Upper ▁West ▁Region ' s ▁Young ▁Ach ie vers ▁award ▁including ▁Alban ▁Bag bin ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Youth ▁Author ity ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁report ages . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G h ana ian ▁journal ists ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁pont if ex ▁maxim us ▁( Lat in , ▁" gre at est ▁priest ") ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁high ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Pont iffs ▁( Col leg ium ▁Pont ific um ) ▁in ▁ancient ▁Rome . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁religion , ▁open ▁only ▁to ▁patr icians ▁until ▁ 2 5 4   BC , ▁when ▁a ▁ple be ian ▁first ▁occupied ▁this ▁post . ▁A ▁distinct ly ▁religious ▁office ▁under ▁the ▁early ▁Roman ▁Republic , ▁it ▁gradually ▁became ▁polit ic ized ▁until , ▁beginning ▁with ▁August us , ▁it ▁was ▁sub sum ed ▁into ▁the ▁Imperial ▁office . ▁Its ▁last ▁use ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁em per ors ▁is ▁in ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁Gr at ian ▁( re igned ▁ 3 7 5 – 3 8 3 ) ▁who , ▁however , ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁o mit ▁the ▁words ▁" pont if ex ▁maxim us "