Allegations made by Murtala Mohammed against the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo have been described as libelous and untruthful.
Murtala Mohammed a former Deputy Minister for Trade Minister in the John Mahama-led NDC administration during a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji programme over the weekend alleged that Osafo Maafo is the "most corrupt politician" he has ever come into contact with.
“I can’t see any corrupt politician than Osafo Maafo. Perhaps, within the NPP he may not be the most corrupt but I say that he is the most corrupt politician that I have ever seen…he has to explain to us how that building was completed only when he was appointed a senior minister…”
Murtala Mohammed wants him (Osafo) to tell Ghanaians how he managed to complete a building which was at a foundation level for years immediately after being appointed as a minister.
“Go to Pillar two (Dome, a suburb in Accra), there is a building there and my understanding is that the building belongs to Mr Osafo Maafo; it was just foundation for over ten years. Mr Osafo Maafo didn’t even have a dime to buy blocks to raise it. Go and see that building today in less than a year.
"Mr Osafo Maafo should tell us where he got that money to do that…and let no one tell me that oh he had money. If he had money, is it not curious that he didn’t see the need to raise that building for almost ten years or more and he has suddenly raised that building from foundation to completion?”
However, Alhaji Ibrahim, an estate developer in charge of the construction of the building in question has denied claims made by the former MP.
According to him, the building does not belong to the Senior Minister.
“It is never true that the building Murtala Mohammed is referring to was built by the senior minister and also started, ten [10] years ago. The land belongs to him [Mr Osafo Maafo] but he didn’t invest a penny into the construction of the building”.
“I am an estate developer and all that I do is to build and rent…I met Osafo Maafo few years ago and told him of my intention to build on his land. After glancing through my contract submitted to him [Mr Osafo Maafo] he agreed and gave me the go-ahead to take over his land. There was nothing on that land until I started developing…
He also added that “I started the building long before Mr. Osarfo Marfo was elected as the Senior Minister for the current government”.
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva/Peacefmonline.com
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Even kids can see the clear case of a cover up story; the land belongs to Osafo Marfo and i built on it. cock and bull story. there is no hiding place from the father of creation.
So called Ibrahim tell this story to the marines. At least we know that the land belong to Mr. Osarfo Marfo. Next will be the actual person who built on the land, and when. There is no smoke without fire.
I voted against ndc cos of arrogant characters like this tani Mohammed boy.
there is nothing telling us that Mutala has lied. Either the fish swallow osafo marfo or osafo marfo swallowed the fish, in all cases there is a swallow.
Tell this kind of joint venture arrangements to the marines. Big cover up. Murtala could be right though. NDC NPP both corrupt.!
ndc is trying so hard to transfer the corruption tag to npp. this is theur strategy but I think they are going about it the wrong way and it will all come back to them soon. they make the allegations without any evidence and that is what will destroy them. they shd keep trying. soon their party will be in the indian ocean.
Stuuuuuuu....pid bafuuuuns in politics. U tell lies like there’s no tomorrow. Yet u have a moron like ablakwa dragging Carlos to court. These people have learnt nothing after their epic election failure.
Ibrahim, Never attempt to hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths. You can ***barred word*** some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not ***barred word*** all of the people all of the time.The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. They erode our strength, our self-esteem, our very foundation.
How will you treat your fellow human being with such disrespect. So it may not be the truth after all? Politics these days.....so dirty. The quality of so-called politicians leave much to be desired! Cry my beloved Ghana.
it is in the water they give them at Radio Gold during this "blasphemous" and largely non-sensical programme...recall Kwasi Pratt's effusions during the programme. check the water they drink that makes them go bananas. someone better put this raga-muffin in his dirty place. to think precious Ghanaian taxes was absolutely wasted on this punk.