According to him, it is not only absurd but nonsensical for him to invest GH¢90,000 in someone he has never set eyes upon, adding that it is possible the witness is mentally deranged as has been alleged.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Morning show, Hon Osafo Maafo dismissed the allegations levelled against him by the prosecuting witness, Michael Frimpong, and stated that he ignored the accusation when he heard it for the first time but was alarmed when people kept calling to inform him about the same issue.
To him, it is surprising that anybody would think the NPP will throw away such an amount of money on a case which has no link to them, adding that he would have invested that kind of money in enhancing the activities of the youth in the party for them to heap praise on him rather than waste it on irrelevant issues.
“Fortunately, I was in Fosu with Jake and Ken when someone told me about the accusation but I didn’t take it serious so I ignored it until people started calling me on the phone to tell. This is nonsensical, GH¢90,000 is not a small amount besides I don’t know Amina neither have I seen her before. The only time I heard of her was when the story was all over the place. So even if I had that kind of money, is this the best venture to invest in?” he quizzed.
The former Finance and former Education and Sports Minister said anybody with a sane mind will not make such illogical claims.
“Of what good is Amina’s case to me or is Amina my family member? After thorough thinking, I assume that whoever alleged this is not mentally sound and must not be taken serious,” he fumed.
He added that even though Jake Obetsebi and Kennedy Agyapong are his friends and party colleagues, they have not on any occasion met at the same time in the party office not to talk of discussing the Amina’s case.
“Jake is my friend, I go to his house and he comes to my house , we are all party officials but we have never met or sat down to ever discuss about the Amina issue. The three of us have not met at the same time in the party office before, I go to the party office on my own and I’m sure Kennedy also goes there on his own but for us to plan and meet there at the same time, has never happened so I am shocked at this news. This has also shown me that the world is a very dangerous; you think you are sleeping in your room but your legs could be lying outside. If someone can sit down and concoct such a story against us then we have to be very careful,” he asserted.
He added that the kind of people who were implicated in the allegation indicates the political dimension the case has suddenly taken, opining that it is a strategic ploy to shame the party.
“This case needs to be investigated so we find the truth because if you look at the caliber of the people who were named, you will realize that this person was doing politics. Jake is NPP Chairman therefore if you disgrace him, it affects the entire party; and I am one of the well-respected personalities in the party, people defer to my opinions so when I’m disgraced, it affects the entire party. And there is no doubt that Kennedy Agyapong is financially sound so when you mention such a huge amount, you have to link it to someone who can afford so people will believe it…the three people he has mentioned are strategic just to embarrass the party,” he said angrily.
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