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The government announced that it would write to former President John Mahama's diplomats, informed of the violence that occurred during the by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, said the government had decided to take an important step to clarify things because none of Mahama's statements regarding polls and other related issues was accurate.
He believes that leaving the matter unclear will not benefit the country, as diplomats will keep false information as fact, leaving them with a bad impression of the country.
Last week, Mahama invited the diplomatic community in Accra to present the opposition NDC's position on the violence that characterized the by-elections of 31 January.
In his presentation, he showed the diplomats a series of videos, including one that he said was captured in the by-election in which masked men of National Security sowed terror against civilians.
Diplomats viewing one of the videos used by former President Mahama in his presentation
Mahama, who is fighting for his party's presidential bid, showed another video that he said was captured at the funeral of the late NPP deputy Ayawaso West Wuogon, Kyeremanteng Agyarko.
He alleged that the video in which men dressed in police uniforms were singing at a funeral could not have been a member of the Ghana police force, the staff of the service wearing no ear nails.
In another video, the former president told diplomats that the same so-called policemen had been brought in to ensure the safety of NPP parliamentary candidate Lydia Alhbadan, wife of the late Agyarko.
But at a press conference in Koforidua in the eastern region, the information minister said none of these allegations were true.
Nkrumah told reporters that former president Mahama lied to diplomats
Mr. Nkrumah accused the former president of peddling lies and called his actions unhappy.
He called Mr. Mahama apologize because his actions are detrimental to the work of the inquiry commission set up by President Akufo-Addo to examine the alleged cases of violence that characterized the by-elections.
"It is an unfortunate act of a former President of the Republic, which is detrimental to the work of the committee. As someone who has held the highest office in the country.
"It is unthinkable that he make statements that seek to harm the work of a fact-finding committee at a meeting at which he invited diplomats," he said. he declared.
He added that "we do not think that in the various countries of origin of the diplomats, this prejudicial and prejudicial conduct will be welcomed".
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MP Ofoase Ayirebi explained that one of the The videos purporting to show security guards singing and dancing at the funeral of the late Ayawaso West Wuogon MP were false.
"Indeed, this video is that of police officers who attended the funeral of their colleague and had nothing to do with the funeral of the late Agyarko," he said.
Mr. Nkrumah added that there was also no evidence that the police officers attending the funeral of their colleague had participated in the police operation at Ayawaso West Wuogon or at the police station. national security operation at the residence of the NDC parliamentary candidate on polling day.
"Mr. Mahama's presentation to the diplomats of this video as evidence of a group of NPP militiamen involved in the Ayawaso West Wuogon incidents is false and should be treated as such.
"The family of Mr. Agyarko was right to deny it and the government will bring this officially to the attention of diplomats."
The MP said Ghana is back in the community of nations and that the government will not allow anyone to do anything to undermine its efforts.
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