{"id":465956,"date":"2011-07-22T06:32:34","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T06:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/22\/drug-allegations-against-nana-addo%e2%80%a6lawyers-poised-for-legal-action\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T06:32:34","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T06:32:34","slug":"drug-allegations-against-nana-addolawyers-poised-for-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/drug-allegations-against-nana-addolawyers-poised-for-legal-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Allegations Against Nana Addo\u2026Lawyers Poised For Legal Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawyers of Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, standard bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have affirmed that they are considering a legal action against the Daily Post<\/strong> newspaper and members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who have accused him (Nana Addo) of smoking \u2018wee\u2019 or using other narcotic drugs.<\/p>\n

Nana Asante Bediatuo, one of the legal luminaries from Ampem Chambers, in an interview with this paper via telephone, noted that \u201cperhaps, a redress at the court will bring an end to the falsehood perpetrated against the NPP flagbearer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nana Bediatuo described a publication on the front page of the Daily Post<\/strong>, which appeared in the Thursday, 21 July, 2011 edition – having been first published in the Ghana Palaver<\/strong> in the heat of the 2008 electioneering campaigns – as \u201ca fabricated story.\u201d Yesterday, Daily Post alleged that Nana Akufo-Addo, flagbearer of the NPP at that time, was a \u2018wee\u2019 smoker.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story was first published in the Ghana Palaver<\/strong> in 2008 during the elections. This led to the establishment of an investigation team to verify its authenticity in the United States, but nothing was found out regarding the alleged arrest of Nana Akufo-Addo at JFK Airport possessing wee,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cThe legal team of Nana Addo – that\u2019s Ampem Chambers – then put out a statement to debunk the story and how it had been fabricated.\u201d Nana Bediatuo recalled that a few months after releasing their statement, the pro-NDC newspapers came out with another story accusing Nana Akufo-Addo of using drugs and when they were challenged to arrest him since the NDC had assumed power, the issue died down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make this point clear, Nana Addo has never been arrested at the John F Kennedy International Airport for possessing wee and it has never been established in any US document or report that Nana Addo was arrested at JFK. Nana Addo has never smoked wee or dealt in any drug; and it\u2019s amazing how these nation wreckers are doing everything to destroy his reputation. This will not work; we shall deal with them appropriately,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the United States, nobody is above the law, the moment you commit a crime you will be dealt with appropriately. So it is clear that these people are perpetrating falsehood in an attempt to shift the attention of the NPP flagbearer from his \u2018listening campaign,\u2019\u201d Nana Bediatuo stated.<\/p>\n

The legal gem recalled that even Dominique Strauss Khan, the former Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who was arrested in the United States of America for allegedly raping a hotel staff could not escape prosecution and so why should Nana Addo be freed if indeed what the NDC functionaries are saying is true?<\/p>\n

He recalled that it was initially speculated that Nana Akufo-Addo was a cocaine addict, then a drug dealer, \u201ctoday they are saying he is a wee smoker; I don\u2019t think these people should be taken serious. Ghanaians should ignore their empty statements and believe in Nana Addo, who is getting ready to improve their living conditions after 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daily Post<\/strong> quoted the Africa Watch Magazine<\/strong> in its July edition as stating that a high profile Ghanaian politician was arrested at the JFK Airport for possessing Indian hemp (also known as \u2018wee\u2019).<\/p>\n

It alleged that it had long been established that Nana Akufo-Addo was the politician busted at the JFK Airport as published in the Africa Watch. The paper however, could not establish its source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawyers of Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, standard bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have affirmed that they are considering a legal action against the Daily Post newspaper and members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who have accused him (Nana Addo) of smoking \u2018wee\u2019 or using other narcotic drugs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-465956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nDrug Allegations Against Nana Addo\u2026Lawyers Poised For Legal Action - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/drug-allegations-against-nana-addolawyers-poised-for-legal-action\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Drug Allegations Against Nana Addo\u2026Lawyers Poised For Legal Action - 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