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President John Mahama must find a way of preventing his brother, Ibrahim, from frequently drawing the presidency into controversies, political activist Sekou Nkrumah has suggested.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking about the latest controversy involving a U.S.-flagged private jet operated by Ibrahim\u2019s mining firm, Engineers and Planners (E&P), which recently landed in Tehran and sparked a diplomatic row between Iran and the U.S., Dr Nkrumah said: \u201cIt\u2019s clear that there are some people in this country who are trying to drag Ibrahim\u2026[into controversies] to kind of create some bad impression for the President. But I think it\u2019s also a fact that he\u2019s taking too much centre-stage – that is Ibrahim – the President\u2019s brother. And it\u2019s not good for the government.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr Nkrumah told XYZ Breakfast Show host Moro Awudu on Tuesday that it is important Ibrahim Mahama keeps his business out of the president\u2019s business, to spare the Mahama administration needless controversy.<\/p>\n \u201cI think between them, the President has to find a way of telling his brother\u2026that please don\u2019t get into my business.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know whether it is his fault or not, but I think he is taking too much centre stage and it\u2019s negative for the President,\u201d Dr Nkrumah said.<\/p>\n Dr Nkrumah\u2019s suggestion follows accusations of \u201cconflict of interest\u201d hurled at the president for allegedly allowing his brother to lease the plane to the Flagstaff house. International news agencies, including CNN, The New York Times and others, have quoted the Iranian Authorities as having said the plane was chartered by Ghana\u2019s presidency and used to fly top Ghanaian officials to Iran to foster relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n E&P insisted in a statement at the weekend that President Mahama never used the plane. It said the plane carried a business delegation to Iran and had since returned to base. The Government of Ghana has also denied the plane was chartered by the presidency to ferry a government delegation to Iran.<\/p>\n
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