It is unbelievable that Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Babgin, is questioning the decision by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to show portions of his latest undercover work which captured alleged corruption involving Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, to President Nana Akufo-Addo before the scheduled premiering date, Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul-Malik Kwaku Baako, has said.
According to Mr Baako, since the names of the president and his deputy were mentioned in the documentary, it was only ethical that they were given the chance to respond before the final work is put out in the public domain.
President Nana Akufo-Addo reported Mr Nyantakyi to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service on Tuesday, 22 May after having been privy to the documentary, which captured the FA boss allegedly using the president’s name for personal gain.
Addressing the press on the issue, Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor, indicated that President Nana Akufo-Addo is focused on tackling corruption and every individual found guilty in the documentary, will face the law.
But Mr Bagbin subsequently said Anas erred by showing the piece to the president ahead of publication.
He said: “We were told that it would be aired on the 6th of June and all of a sudden, some people have gotten the opportunity of viewing it before the 6th of June and no other person than the number one gentleman in this country, the president himself has given an indication that he has had sight of that documentary.
“There are question marks to this; the question mark is why him? Why have some people been given the opportunity to see the documentary before the general public? There is an issue there. Who are those behind it? Corruption is moved against the giver and the receiver, and, so, if there are allegations made against somebody, it is important for it to come up for all of us to see how this is handled. Should they be investigated or one group of people should be investigated? Who are those involved? Is it the president? Is it just the vice? There are so many questions without answers.”
“We should have allowed the documentary to be aired on 6th for all of us to see and then the decisions will be taken. Maybe some aspects will have to refer to some institutions to unearth some evidence which may lead to some criminal suspicion before we could talk about orders.
“An order coming from the President has too much weight to it and raises a lot of political issues. If others are given the opportunity to view the documentary, and they see some aspects that are unpleasant, will they prevail on Tiger eye to cut away some portions?”
Reacting to Mr Bagbin’s comments on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Thursday, 24 May, Mr Baako said: “This is incredible, absolutely incredible. If he were to be in that situation, would he be happy if this was to be put out there without his response, without his views unsolicited, would he be happy?
He added: “Even the ethics alone compel the investigators to give the president that option of watching. In any case, it is not as if the president watched all the video.”
Source: classnews
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we must apply common sense and have anas and his team arrested as well bcos they are those who go about looking for ple bribe and record them all in the name of investigation. tbe only investigation he did that i liked is that of the abortion doctor. why didn't he use the same method he used for the abortion doctor in the other investigations? the only way to have a genuine investigation is to have the catch the one giving the bribe and the one receiving the bribe on camera. u can then edit the face of the one giving if u want to like he did with the abortion doctor. in as much i do not support evil I will also not support those that provide the grounds for evil to take place. Anas and his team are cr1m1nals and must be arrested. but they wont bcos they are being used by these same ple to tarnish each others image. so what is my problem sef. let me mind my business. but woe unto him if he crosses my path with such n0ns3ns3. antoa will be our judge.
We're living in interesting times with desparate NDC in opposition. The President of the Nation cannot first watch this video? Hahahahaha.
Waaa look. Bagbin are you serious at all? or you think it is about having s.e.x. anyhow in your constituency? Wise up if you surely would like to be a flag bearer? Speak like a matured man and some one who has been a legislator with positive experience.
Bagbin is proving to be exceptionally use*less, over and above the levels of Mahama. He is pathetic!
The CEPS investigation was shown to Prof Atta Mills first.... why is Baghin talking now? NDC people are hypocrates....
I AM SURPRISEDF IT HAS TAKEN YOU ALL THESE YAERS TO REALIZE. WE ARE ALL NEVER THE SAME OK.
I THINK MR. BAAKO IS JUST TROWING DUST INTO THE EYES OF GHANAIANS AND ONLY ***barred word*** CAN TAKE THIS HOOK, LINE AND SINKER. HOW DISRESPECTFUL CAN ANAS BE TO TELL THE PRESIDENT THAT 'I HAVE THIS DOCUMENTARY BUT I WANT YOU TO WATCH ONLY THIS SMALL PART' AND THE WHOLE PRESIDENT WILL WATCH THIS SMALL PART (5 MINS)WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IS AHEAD THEN HE WILL MAKE A DECISION AND SAY 'GO AND ARREST HIM'
Kweku, why didn't Anas show this to all those whose name have been mentioned in the video. Some people think they are the wisest people in the world; the rest of us are just i-d-o-t-s.