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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cock n bull story by Ibrahim,the land belongs to Marfo n he gave it to u n u waited till he became minister then u miraculously found money to develop the land?Please!!! the building is for the tri-balist Osafo Marfo period!!
HOW FALSE IS IT ? THE SO CALLED ALHAJI iBRAHIM HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LAND ON WHICH THE BUILDING IS SITUATED ACTUALLY BELONGS TO OSARFO MARFO. SO YOU ALL BECAUSE OF POLITICS YOU BELIEVE THE ALHAJI MORE THAN WHAT hON. MURTALA HAS SAID.HOW TRUTHFUL CAN THE ALHAJI ALSO BE. SO THE FACT THAT THE ALHAJI HAD CONFIRMED OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND AS OMARFO SARFO, THEN THERE MIGHT BE SOME TRUTH IN WHAT MURTALA HAD SAID. PLS THINK ALOUD AND STOP THE NPP PROPAGANDA AS IF NPP PEOPLE ARE ANGELS.
Are you not ashamed of your self? Disgracing Moslems.
Lying to the people of ghana is now the style of NDC but they should know that we have grown above that. They think they were booted out of power because of corruption so they can use the same means to come back.Let all the communicators and leaders of NDC know that the people of ghana know that they have been lying since they went to opposition, using Okudzato and others. Talk about the bribery case at the appointments committee, armed robbery attack on Asiedu Nketia etc. Mr Ibrahim you will do ghanaians good in the form of rejoinder. Go on that useeeleess programme, Alhaji and Alhaji on the Useeeleesss radio station, radio gold to dispute that statement to let their listeners know they are liarsss.
When at all will NPP learn. NPP MUST not sit for NDC to do propaganda with alleged corruption. Former NDC officials must be brought to book immediately. After all the perception of corruption at NDC time is proven. Any way unlike the many corrupt case like; bus branding,SUBA, SADA, GYEEDA where the contract is executed before the Ghanaian get to know, the unproven cases of corruption such as over budgeting is quickly known before execution of contract. NDC YAWA PARTY
pls stop the face saving ok, what is wrong if the building is for the senior minister?. and to the senior minister, you politicians must times be wise, you must calculate even ya butty within four years so speculations may not happen at all and mutarla, do you also know that in Ghana, people give gifts etc to be considered for post from the prez and knowing how osafo maafo is, do you think someone can offer a gift of $100,000 to be minister, ceo or any appointtee. well i hope as theree are forensic auditors here in Ghana, mutarla should have gotten concrete evidence before saying that. we know in Ghana ALL politician are indirect ***barred word*** but once you a former minister is claiming so, you must go further to have valid evidence else throw it into charloote osei EC waste bin ok, we are tired of speculative corruption, well is not ya fault bxz nana is delaying in prosecutive guys like you
MAY THE GOD OF OSARFO MARFO AND ALL THE AKYEM RIVERS PUNISH YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. YOU WOULD NOT SEE PEACE IN YOUR FAMILY.MUTALA
That such a hoodlum was made minister of state in Mahama's govt confirms why arrogance and disrespect characterized thar regime. Murtala must apologize unreservedly to Mr. Yaw Osafo Marfo for putting his name in the mud.
So the land belongs to Osafo Marfo. Ayooo!! we can read between the lines wai. You cannot take us for ***barred word*** again.
Oh how can you tell such a blatant lie. Muurtala has never been credible in his sumissions. Haruna Iddrrisu is more a descent person than Muurtala. That is why Nanton rejected him. These are people who told lies to drop ma hama and ndc. Call on him to appologise