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Press Release
Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
August 21, 2014
RESPONSE TO ARTHUR K’S MALICIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST
AKUFO-ADDO
It has been the practice of the Office of Nana
Akufo-Addo to ignore the numerous publications made
by Dr. Kennedy against Nana Akufo-Addo, but the
gravity of his latest allegation leaves us no
choice. The Office has read an article published on
the internet by Dr Kennedy Arthur, in which he, like
others before him, condemns the shameful and
unwarranted violence that occurred at the
headquarters of the New Patriotic Party during a
news conference held by Messrs Paul Afoko and
Kwabena Agyepong, National Chairman and General
Secretary of the party, respectively.
But, as has become characteristic of the former
presidential aspirant of the NPP, who received at
the 2007 NPP presidential primary one (1) vote out
of two thousand two hundred and ninety three (2,293)
valid votes, he could not help but to drag the name
of Nana Akufo-Addo into the matter. In his article,
Dr Kennedy falsely and outrageously accused Nana
Akufo-Addo as being “behind the disturbances.”
He wrote, “It is obvious, upon reflection that these
hooligans – from [President] Kufuor’s house through
Tamale to the party headquarters are being
organized, encouraged, inspired and motivated by or
on behalf of the 2012 Presidential Candidate, Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.”
We find this statement a preposterous lie, motivated
by nothing but pure malice against a man who brought
him out of political obscurity to become Director of
Communications of the NPP's 2008 presidential
campaign. His reflection is totally unfounded and
baseless. We have observed a level of predictability
and persistence in many of Dr Kennedy’s writings
attacking the personality of Nana Akufo-Addo.
While he is entitled to his opinion on Nana
Akufo-Addo, Dr Kennedy is not entitled to
manufacture his own false set of facts in pursuit of
his hate campaign against Nana Akufo-Addo.
The Office of Nana Akufo-Addo finds it most
irresponsible on the part of Dr Kennedy to accuse,
without any shred of evidence, Nana Akufo-Addo of
being behind the senseless acts of violence that
took place at the party headquarters and the
unfortunate protest that took place at the residence
of the former President on January 7, 2013.
Though, Dr Kennedy’s statement gave no specific
instance of the so-called acts of hooliganism in
Tamale that he has accused Akufo-Addo of organizing
or instigating, we wish to state, for the avoidance
of doubt, that Akufo-Addo has never been behind any
act of hooliganism in Tamale or anywhere else, for
that matter. Violence is simply not in Akufo-Addo’s
constitution.
We wish to make it clear to the likes of Dr. Arthur
Kennedy that no amount of vile propaganda can erase
Akufo-Addo’s four decades of exemplary public
record. Nana Akufo-Addo, since his involvement in
the PMFJ agitations against Gen Acheampong’s
military dictatorship in the 1970s, through the
Alliance For Change's massive demonstrations of the
mid-1990s, until the 2012 presidential election
challenge, has always used nothing but his courage,
wisdom and the rule of law to fight for the causes
that he believes in and believes to be in the
interest of the people of Ghana.
His evidence-based reputation as a peaceful,
principled patriot of this country is both
nationally and internationally acknowledged and
respected.
Dr Kennedy, unfortunately, has become increasingly
predictable and persistent in his negative campaigns
against Nana Akufo-Addo for reasons best known to
himself. We can only wish that the mercy of the Good
Lord shall touch his heart and channel his negative
energy into things that would help promote the
positive interest of his party and country. We
believe he has the capacity to do so if he applies
his mind to it.
……signed……
Oboshie Sai Coffie
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Eugene Arhin
Press Secretary to Nana Akufo-Addo
Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
21 Ringway Crescent
Ringway Estates
Osu, Accra
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