Manasseh Awuni Azure Retract And Apologies To Ibrahim Mahama

Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Awuni Azure has retracted and apologies to Businessman Ibrahim Mahama.

Last week, Businessman Mr. Ibrahim Mahama through his lawyers directed Manasseh Awuni Azure to remove pages 98 to 99 from his latest book, “The President Ghana Never Got” because it was inaccurate.

Manasseh Awuni Azure on his Social Media handles said, “Businessman Mr. Ibrahim Mahama has, through his lawyers, brought to my attention a fact that needs correction, and I hereby do so unreservedly retract the said reference to Ibrahim Mahama as the debtor and apologies for any adverse effect that may have been occasioned by said publication.”

 He disclosed that, “In my latest book, “The President Ghana Never Got”, I discussed the banking crisis under the Akufo-Addo administration and how some banks were saved from possible collapse.

In providing a background to the Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) and the circumstances under which its new owners acquired it in 2013, I mentioned the controversy that arose when it emerged that one of the big debtors of the erstwhile Merchant Bank was Mr. Mahama.”

He added that, “The fact is that the $28 million debt I referenced was owed by his company, Engineers and Planners Company Limited, the legal entity, and not Mr. Mahama personally. It was a genuine oversight, which I am taking immediate steps to correct in the online version of the book and in subsequent reprints.”

Source: firstnewsroom.com