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The office of former President John Mahama has described as false, a claim by Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong that the late lawmaker for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah-Adu was murdered in 2016 because he had in his possession nude pictures of Mr Mahama.

Mr Agyapong made the allegation on his Net2 TV station this week.

Danquah-Adu was murdered on 9 February 2016 at his Shiashie home in Accra.

Two suspects are standing trial for the muder.

Responding to Mr Agyapong’s allegation, Mr Mahama’s Special Aide, Joyce Bawa-Mogtari, in a statement said:-

The attention of the leader and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, former President John Dramani Mahama, has been drawn to yet another set of scurrilous statements made by a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, on Net2 TV seeking to link him to the unfortunate death of J.B. Danquah Adu, a former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North.

While President Mahama does not intend to lend any  dignity to the usual rants of Kennedy Agyapong, I am instructed to deny all the claims he made on his tv station, seeking as always to denigrate the person and reputation of the former president. There is no iota of truth in the allegations, they are complete fabrications and figment of fevered imaginations. It makes no logical sense that a man who has tried all these years to denigrate the person of the former President, would have such information and will for almost three years since his party has been in office not present it to the investigative authorities?

This is the same person who over the years has made similar scurrilous allegations against other persons he has accused with the same offence. Where did this new information he claims to have, come from? Ghanaians are today confronted, in their daily lives, with high cost of living, job losses, collapsing businesses, depreciating incomes, poor governance by Nana Akufo-Addo and a state of insecurity at very monumental levels. Ghanaians are looking for solutions to their problems. Therefore, Mr. Agyapong and his party should concentrate their energies on dealing with these problems and stop trying to divert attention.

President Mahama remains focused on advocating an alternative and sincere working government and would urge the good people of Ghana to treat the vituperations of Mr. Agyapong with utmost contempt.

Joyce Bawah Mogtari
Special Aide
Saturday, September 21, 2019.

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