{"id":326246,"date":"2011-03-21T09:27:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T09:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/21\/kennedy-agyapong-i-apologise-to-kwasi-twum-but%e2%80%a6\/"},"modified":"2011-03-21T09:27:42","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T09:27:42","slug":"kennedy-agyapong-i-apologise-to-kwasi-twum-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/21\/kennedy-agyapong-i-apologise-to-kwasi-twum-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Agyapong: I apologise to Kwasi Twum, but\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div>\n<!-- Prova Advanced Social Bookmarker Plugin version 2.2 http:\/\/prova.com --> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7c9dd488cde43c967e6.jpg.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Assin North MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong\" title=\"Assin North MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong\" align=\"left\" \/>The Member of Parliament for Assin North, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has apologized to the Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia Group Limited, Mr. Kwesi Twum for linking him to drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for Multimedia CEO, last Mr. Kwasi Twum, fired a strongly worded letter to the Member of Parliament for Assin North and CEO of Kencity Media, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, asking him to retract and apologise to Mr. Twum for baseless and disparaging claims he (Kennedy) passed of Twum.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Agyapong on Asempa FM last week suggested Mr. Twum was involved in the narcotics trade, a claim the lawyers say impugned his integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour words meant and were understood to mean that our client had built up his multimedia business through the illicit means of selling cocaine with one Jones who lives in New York, and that Joy FM is a direct beneficiary of that illicit trade,\u201d the letter noted.<\/p>\n<p>It said \u201cYour statements have not only caused embarrassment, but also exposed our clients to public ridicule, odium, scorn, calumny, vilification and traducement on the minds of average reasonable men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContrary to your statements, we wish to place on record that Kwasi Twum has built the multimedia group from scratch and his achievements are due entirely to hardwork and diligence, and further that Joy FM as the leading radio station in Ghana has conducted itself always within the confines of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are therefore under instructions to GIVE YOU NOTICE, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that you must within 24 (Twenty four) hours of receipt of this letter, cause to be published with the same prominence, a retraction and apology to our clients and your retraction should indicate that there was no basis for the statements made.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Adom Fm\u2019s \u201cDawso Nsem\u201d on Monday, Mr. Agyapong who showed remorse described Mr.\u00a0 Kwasi Twum as \u201ca nice person and respectable person\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kennedy Agyapong said he was pushed to the wall to make those comments by Nana Kwabena Bobie Ansah, host of \u201cKukurantumi\u201d programme aired on Asempa Fm on Saturday mornings.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed his regret the statement created an impression that Mr. Kwesi Twum is a drug baron.<br \/>Mr. Agyapong said a lot of people including his wife have called him to apologize to Kwesi Twum, a man he described as a good friend.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cthe intention is not to destroy the relation that has existed between us over the years\u201d.<br \/>The MP however said his decision to apologize is not because of the threat of legal suit, but to maintain their cordial relationship. <\/p>\n<p>He contended that Bobie Ansah had constitently accused him of being a cocaine baron, an accusation that he is not happy about. <\/p>\n<p>He accused the Bobie Ansah of allegedly taking money from people with the intention to malign him. <br \/>He said that his name has been dragged into mad by Bobie Ansah without a cause and he has threatened to take him on at the appropriate time. <\/p>\n<p>Story: Francis Hinakwah\/Adom News<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/a66a01a2index.php_.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the original post: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Member of Parliament for Assin North, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has apologized to the Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia Group Limited, Mr. Kwesi Twum for linking him to drug trafficking. 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