Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been dealt a further damaging credibility blow after the BBC denied his claims that his recent investigation on football was a collaborative work with the global broadcaster.
The revelation by the BBC shows clearly that prior to Anas’ release on the investigation termed No 12, his key men in the investigation - Kwaku Baako and Randy Abbey LIED to the public about the role of the British broadcaster.
The British broadcaster also condemned claims that Anas, who has since been accused in several quarters of taking bribes to investigate people or drop investigations, is an employee of the respected media organization.
Since his football investigation, which has generated mixed reactions, Anas has been slapped with more than 25 defamation law suits, according to his own lawyer.
The BBC is now steering clear from the controversial journalist after widespread condemnation of the methods used in the investigation against some football officials which runs contrary to the BBC ethos.
Anas and some of his allies journalists Kwaku Baako and Randy Abbey had also publicly stated before the release of the documentary that the BBC collaborated with the controversial journalist in the investigation.
With pressure mounting on the BBC over the methods used and growing legal challenges against Anas and possibly the British global broadcaster, the media firm is steering clear from the controversy and the growing scandals surrounding the methods used by Anas.
“Contrary to any reports or rumours you may have heard or seen prior to publication stating ‘Number 12’ was a product of a collaborative work by the BBC and the journalist (Anas Aremeyaw Anas) this was not the case,” the BBC said in a statement on Monday.
“The BBC documentary, ‘Betraying the Game”, broadcast after “Number 12” was first put into the public domain, was an independent and impartial work and a report about Mr. Anas’ investigation.
“The BBC played no part whatsoever in his investigation and has never sought to suggest otherwise.
“Mr Anas is not a BBC journalist, we did not work with him during his investigation or commission him to carry out this investigation.”
Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul-Malik Kwaku Baako, claimed that the latest investigative piece by his protege, Anas was a collaboration between the Tiger Eye PI and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
“Even If I had no remote connection to Anas or BBC, I still will feel it as a person, it hurts. But that doesn’t not mean that you cover up what appears to be a transgression or an infraction.
“This project, again, is not exclusively Tiger Eye PI project, it is a joint Tiger Eye-BBC project.”
This shows clearly that Anas his friends lied about the role of the BBC dealing another blow to the credibility of the controversial journalist who has already been condemned in several quarters.
A documentary by a Member of Parliament in Ghana has been released on Anas titled ‘Who Watches the Watchman’ claiming to show that he took bribes from people. He has denied the claim.
Source: Ghanasoccernet.com
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This is fake news.
If BBC has issued this where is the link to bbc.com for verification. Instead of attacking the problem to solve we looking at attacking the personality.
WheN and where did anas say bbc collaborated with the BBC.... Massa som of us watch the documentary no where it was written or shown that bbc collaborated..... Anas enemies r increasing day by day or bcos he has touched powerful plp. I beg Anas ur next stop shd b the media....
trash talk
Anas himself in a Joy FM interview said that BBC had not hand in it. This is a piece of trash
soccernet.com is also lying to Ghanaians because you cannot prove what you are claiming coming from BBC. Which programme, which time was it broadcasted, who was the host and what was statement made? soccernet, do you think BBC does it work just like you do in Ghana, and also do not think you alone listens to BBC. IF YOU HAVE BEEN BENEFITING FROM AKWASI NYANTAKYI'S CORRUPT PRACTISES YOU BETTER PUT STOP TO IT BECAUSE WE ARE WATCHING.... Give us a break with THIS cock and bull story...
HELLOO PLEASE JUST GO AND LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HE GRANTED ON JOY NEWS. IN FACT JOY FM SHOULD PLAY THE TAPE.
So, all the noise that BBC was part of the collaboration was all 1ies. rather Anas sold the documentary piece to the British Media for money.
Ghanaians, what if these rumours abt Anas is true. Is he more than any Ghanaian. He video ppl taking bribe and he is a hero. He is caught doing worst and we jump to defend him. Now this issue is out n ppl are trying hard to discredit it. He is a human being n can do worst than the ppl he has on tape.
It was 200 SHS + 23 more from a world bank facility. Ask Mahama how much of the 200 SHS's blocks he was able to construct and at what cost? Ghana is moving into the future with great purpose and ambition and Mahama and the NDC is history. Now, coming back to increased enrollment and it's effects on tertiary education, it is prudent there is engagement between the private sector and gov't in a PPP arrangement to increase residential space in our tertiary institutions to accommodate the numbers. This cannot obviously be lost on the gov't. But critically, the time has come for Ghana to look at innovation and technology in bringing education to the doorsteps of the people. In that regard, we might want to look at E-learning, distance learning modules where potential students are able to access education instead of spending time on social media. These are all ways of advancing education to the student body and we should be looking critically at that, leveraging the ICT environment to deliver education given the level of penetration of mobile smartphone telephony. Of topic but this is my two cents on an article on Ghanaweb under the heading: Mahama's construction of E-Blocks lessened congestion in SHS's which i couldn't comment on. And concerning this BBC thing, their regime change agenda using the chorus or corruption, corruption, corruption against this gov't just has not panned out. It has unraveled. That is the long and short of it.