The Africa Watch Magazine, one of the most widely read on the continent has hit back at the NPP vowing to publish more revelations about Nana Akufo Addo’s health and clandestine if the insults and lies continue.
Captioned, “Ghana, the Lies and Insults Must Stop – Africawatch responds to Nana Addo” Executive Editor, Steve Malory’s message also descends on acting National Chairman, Freddie Blay describing him as “a dangerous character”.
The latest publication also makes reference to Edward ‘Bumpty’ Akufo-Addo, the NPP Presidential candidate’s brother who is allegedly seriously ill. Bumpty, a leading member of NPP financiers’ status, is allegedly badly affecting the party which is currently broke and still facing difficulties in raising cash for campaign because of donor fatigue deepened by cracks within the party.
Nana Akufo Addo allegedly rewarded then deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia with the Vice Presidential slot for awarding the contract for printing of new currencies during the controversial redenomination exercise in 2007.
In a sharp response to attacks led by Freddie Blay’s newspaper, Daily Guide, Steve Mallory wrote;
“Africawatch pride ourselves on being one of the most uncompromising, unbiased and truthful panAfrican magazines, and it was in that spirit that we covered in our August issue the health status of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo….. We felt it was a story of vital national and international interest, with ramifications for Ghanaians in the upcoming election as regarding Akufo-Addo’s personal health and ability to withstand the rigors of the Presidency“.
The magazine exposes lies by a local Ghanaian doctor, Prof. Adu Gyamfi, who in a desperate attempt to water down the concerns about Nana Addo’s kidney and cancer disease told an Accra based radio station, JOY FM that the 72-year old Nana Addo’s Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) was not the extremely high 89.9 which we reported, but was only 0.03.
“This response from someone who has been treating a 72-year-old man for the past two years is striking. If he had done so, he could have easily given at least a yes or no response to the simple question of whether Akufo-Addo has ever been to the Wellington Hospital. This alone calls into serious doubt his assertion of a current PSA count of 0.03, or anything else he may have to say regarding the candidate’s state of health.” ..the publication emphasized.
The magazine also described as shocking and very disturbing, Akufo-Addo’s one clear response to all the issues at a rally in the Northern Region: “Now, they say I have cancer, it will not work.”
This, Steve Mallory finds very intriguing because Nana neither confirms nor denies the truth of the medical facts as reported by them.
MALLORY DARES NANA ADDO, EXPLAINS WHY FINANCIERS HAVE ABANDONED NPP
Steve Mallory, who as a personal friend of Nana Addo, was actively involved in fund raising activities for the NPP candidate is daring him to challenge me.
Africa Watch magazine further asserted, ….“I quit active politics in 2009 to return to journalism. As a journalist I would remain neutral and the magazine I edit would also remain neutral in Ghanaian politics. But as a friend, I have supported AkufoAddo in the past. For those who do not know and are saying all sorts of things, I have given Akufo-Addo money in the past to support his campaigns, but he has never, ever given me one cent or one pesewa for my personal use, contrary to what his men are alleging. I dare Akufo-Addo to prove me wrong. My only concern was how Akufo-Addo’s campaign funds were poorly handled and misused. I am therefore not surprised that people are not too keen this time around to open their wallets in support of the NPP 2016 campaign”
Executive Editor Steve Mallory who stands by his publications says he is ready at any time to produce evidence in support of these assertions, including those related to the recent story on the health status of AkufoAddo.
“Nana Akufo-Addo (left) and his wife Rebecca (right) arrive at London’s Heathrow Airport in the early morning of September 9. As before, while visiting there he did other public activities to mask the real reason for yet another trip to the UK for medical treatment for his prostate cancer.”
According to Mallory, barely two weeks after series of attacks on the magazine for revealing Nana Addo’s, prostate cancer, he reportedly sneaked out of the country on a British Airways flight to London for a routine medical treatment, using the recent public lecture on the economy by Dr Mahamadu Bawumia as a decoy. Because of its earlier story, no announcement was made about Akufo-Addo’s sudden departure to London
“In fact, he used a lecture in Accra on Ghana’s economy by his running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as a cover to slip out to London. Akufo-Addo showed up at Bawumia’s lecture all right, to keep up appearances in fact, but after the event, when everybody was digesting what the former deputy governor of Ghana’s Central Bank had said in his lecture, the presidential candidate took advantage of the din after the lecture to make good his escape to London for medical treatment.”
The NPP according to the magazine is in a serious state of dilemma.
“Now it appears Akufo-Addo has hit a snag that poses a threat to the NPP campaign. Three critical factors have come into play: The first is the fact that Akufo-Addo’s ill health is taking a serious toll on him. Second, his brother’s deteriorating health has become a major distraction for him as well. Third, the Akufo-Addo family is financially weak and the NPP is almost broke.”
The Africa Watch Magazine which has laced its boots for further NPP attacks mocks Nana Addo for failing to manage the NPP leaving it in a state of quandary, with very influential leaders deserting him or sitting on the fence while the NPP awaits a shocking defeat in the upcoming elections.
Source: The Republic
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But seriously is the NPP going to change Nana Addo in 2020 elections should he wins this election? Because Nana in 8yrs will be approaching 81 years and I don't know of any right thinking person who would like to force such a person to do the number 1 tedious work in Ghana. For God sake this is Ghana not Zimbabwe. Madam Georgina Wood, 69 years was born on June 8, 1947 which means she attains the ripe old age of wisdom -70 in June 2017, hence her hint of exiting the position of the fourth highest arm of government. It's therefore intriguing that Nana who is 72+years and currently has life threatening issues will want to at all cost become president of our youthful Ghana. I think Nana should find another job after failing to become president for over 20yrs. I will recommend he open an NGO to train people on how to organise demonstrations(all insults are welcome as usual ) #RetireNana@72 #NoAbabas3 #UsainBoltVictory #JMTOASO
I am surprise at this Africa Watch Magazine or whatever they call it. What do they want from Nana Addo and the NPP. Why, was the magazine created to ridicule and find fault with Nana or what. Is Nana Addo not a human just like them and therefore he can fall sick just like any other person. They better focus on the mission and vision if only they have one and stop this cheap publication about Nana Addo and his health. Whether he has cancer, hypertension or lower tension. thanks for the information but we Ghanaians are not interested.Period.
It's never true and even if it's true God will see him through his term of 8 years as President of Ghana. You tickle yourself and laugh, Nana will leave to witness the funeral of all those who seeks evil for him. He who God has blessed no man can curse. Our Prime minister in U.K. Theresa May has diabetes for the past 4 years and more , this was diagnosed when she was the Home Secretary and has grown into Prime Minister. He who God has blessed no distractor can succeed.
You are insisting he has cancer, and so what?? F00lishness at its best.
THESE LIES AND PROPAGANDA WON'T AMOUNT TO ANYTHING.AFRICAN WATCH IS DOING THIS BECAUSE OF THEIR HATRED FOR NANA ADDO. THE OWNER OF THIS MAGAZINE IS WORKING FOR MAHAMA AND HIS NDC AND WE ALL KNOW IT. IN ANY CASE, SOME OF US PREFER A SICK NANA ADDO TO A SO CALLED YOUNG PRESIDENT MAHAMA WHO IS CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT PERIOD!!!
ow cancer p3 hahahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahhahahaahahha even if you bring a dead Nana Addo(God forbid though lol) and a living Mahama.. i will still vote for Nana because he will still be more useful than that HIV positive womaniser dead g00at. hahahhahahahahhahaha.
Who never gets sick or ill or gets infected with bacteria or viruses. For all you know, the Africanwatch writer is probably suffering from a deadly disease but because he/she is not contesting for any elections nobody is not talking about his health. Please, leave Akuffo-Addo alone. We all get sick. This will not get you anywhere. God bless Nana Akuffo- Addo and Ghana
We have tried a young and "healthy" Mahama and all we got was so so wahala. So who cares if Nana Addo even have aids. It is better to have a "sick" president who will liberate his people from economic hardship than to keep an incompetent and inept "healthy" president who will bring hardship on his people. African watch this will not work. GHANAIANS NEED CHANGE!!!!
TOO LICKLE TOO LATE.
EVEN IF HE CANT STAND I WILL VOTE FOR CHANGE,WHO CAN POINT TODAY HE/SHE IS 100% FIT IF WE ARE BEEN TRUTHFUL.NOTHING CAN CHANGE MY MIND.GOD BLESS YOU NANA