{"id":451231,"date":"2017-12-31T16:39:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T16:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/investigate-corruption-claims-before-publishing-first-deputy-speaker-to-media\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T16:39:52","slug":"investigate-corruption-claims-before-publishing-first-deputy-speaker-to-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/investigate-corruption-claims-before-publishing-first-deputy-speaker-to-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigate corruption claims before publishing &#8211; First Deputy Speaker to media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Sunday, 31 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-31<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/16661028.295.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Osei Owusuvet\" title=\"Joseph Osei Owusuvet\" width=\"295\" height=\"151\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Joseph Osei Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514738392_78_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu has asked media practitioners to properly investigate allegations of corruption against public officials before publishing them.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, some of the allegations out there are totally false and not worth publishing at all to create suspicion in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it has not happened at all and the media should not also  publish it at all\u201d, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Bekwai in the Ashanti Region spoke on Kumasi-based Nhyira FM morning show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a journalist you should investigate it before you come out with stories regarding corruption\u201d, the Chairman of Parliamentary Appointment Committee admonished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not sit on the fence\u2026listen to the complainant and accuser, investigate  then you tell what you know based on truth\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu who earlier this year was accused of taking bribe by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga revealed how he felt by the treated by the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should have weighed Mahama Ayariga\u2019s word against my mine. \u2026you do not have to come on air to say it at all even before calling me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Emotionally I was feeling bad as a human being. It has to take some people closer to me to know I was very angry\u201d, Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a human being but I have to forgive those who made those allegations against me. This time I am just watching my ways of dealing with people\u201d, Hon. 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