Embattled suspended Central Regional 1st Vice-Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party [NPP] in the Agona West Constituency, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has said ‘sorry’ and admitted to have lied about ace investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako in court following a galamsey exposé.
According to him, all he said about the duo were fabricated and does not have any evidence whatsoever to back his claims.
He pleaded he cannot pay an amount of 25 million Ghana cedis the plaintiff was demanding and prayed to the court for an out of court settlement.
"That in discussing issues surrounding illegal mining, I uttered words to the effect that Mr. Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr and Anas Aremeyaw Anas together with Aleska C & G and Heritage mining were involved in 'galamsey' activities destroying Ghana’s forest.
"I further stated that Mr. Kweku Baako came to plead on behalf of Aleska C & G and Heritage Mining to Professor Frimpong-Boateng and attempted to bribe Charles Bissiw and Professor Frimpong-Boateng on two occasions, first with two hundred thousand dollars and later upped it to two million dollars.
"The said allegations are false and same should not have been made on the progamme. In this regard, the comments made are incorrect is most regrettable.
"I, Horace Ekow Ewusi, do hereby apologize and unconditionally and unreservedly retract the allegations and comments made against Mr. Abdul Malik Kweku Baako and his associates during the discussions on the aforementioned television program.
"I finally, undertake not to further publish or reproduce the said allegations."
Court orders Ekow Ewusi To Apologise
An Accra High Court has ordered Horace Ekow Ewusi to render an apology to the Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide Abdul Malik Kweku Baako for accusing him of engaging in galamsey.
Mr Ewusi is to cause a publication in the Daily Graphic Newspaper and also appear on Accra-based Adom TV’s Badwam where he made the accusation against the journalist to offer the apology.
Mr Baako sued Mr Ewusi for alleging in a TV interview in April 2019 that he [Baako] was engaged in galamsey and linked him to Alaska C & G Mining.
Mr Ewusi is among six persons who were picked up by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in connection with some 500 missing excavators seized from illegal miners (galamseyers) in the country.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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this guy is a criminal and needs to be dealt with. he is a shame to the NPP and does not deserve to be around the political table at all. he doesn't have any good records as a political activist.
Lol. I am surprise how people can be soo fooli$h at times. We are quick to support anyone who makes wide allegations as long as we score political points. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng is a well respected man both locally and internationally. Some people are ready to crucify him and do not care to wait or even accept truth in the name of politics. Also be careful of people who just complain all the time about corruptions here and there. Ghanaian are lazy minded with a brain that has gone on leave when it comes to analysis. They love to complain and their lazy brain always say "massa, they are all the same". That's total bull$hit ***barred word***. What i know is when you $tupidly in the name of scoring political points, hide behind the "all politicians are corrupt" tag to intentionally insult hard-working people, curses will follow you all the days of your life. Nature hates those who insults hardworking people. So be mindful of your $stupidty
To be able to fabricate such a false story about someone suggests that Mr Ekow Ewusi is a big-time criminal. Kweku should refuse the out of court settlement and deal with him. I now suspect that the Professor is also being framed by this criminal
Where is Nam 1 and Nyantakyi cases? Nana addo is indeed a BIG RASCALL as the Kumasi contractor called him. He pretends to be fighting corruption but it's all sham. This excavator missing will not amount to nothing. The NDC doesn't seem to be ready for power. They have kept mute on Nam1, Nyantakyi, PDS, PPA and other important corruption issues of the nana addo government. NPP used woyome issue for 7years until they came to power, but the current NDC executive are either lazy or afraid to continue to talk about these issues. Just last two weeks there was this Airbus issue, the npp communicators still talk about it. Ayariga ACP may be a better alternative than this lackadaisical NDC party.
But is this guy in custody or has been released? Ei, akuffo addo, so it is only npp corruption that you keep covering up and have the audacity to call for investigation into suspected corruption of past government.
He is saying all kinds of things about people all in the name of politics and he is very corrupt to the the bottom. He should be made to pay the fine of $2 million he said they have collected because that is the tag he place on them. Ban now he is in the grips of police for excavators and yet saying all sorts of things. God help mother Ghana.
This guy needs to be jailed the rest of his life.. Criminal