{"id":1189763,"date":"2022-08-25T08:02:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/25\/retract-apologise-for-maliciously-defaming-me-or-i-sue-you-bediatuo-tells-odike\/"},"modified":"2022-08-25T08:02:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:02:53","slug":"retract-apologise-for-maliciously-defaming-me-or-i-sue-you-bediatuo-tells-odike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/25\/retract-apologise-for-maliciously-defaming-me-or-i-sue-you-bediatuo-tells-odike\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\" title=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>The Executive Secretary to the President is demanding an apology and a retraction from the founder of United Progressive Party founder, Akwasi Addai Odike for allegedly defaming him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nana Bediatuo Asante said Mr. Odike comments on illegal mining against him are totally false.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Mr. Odike on Wednesday, August 24, Mr Asante\u2019s lawyers insisted that the UPP founder had said he had links to illegal mining in Bosomefreho, a claim they says is untrue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DBEF6953-07B0-43EE-BD50-57B8298702D8.jpeg\" alt=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\" class=\"wp-image-10032158416\"   title=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are instructed to inform you [Odike] that the said publication that you put in the public domain is absolutely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nana-Asante-Bediatuo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\" class=\"wp-image-10031843349\"   title=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\"\/><figcaption>Nana Asante Bediatuo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is instructive to point out to you that you ought to have taken steps to verify the authenticity of the information before publishing same in the public domain,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also added that Mr. Odike\u2019s failure to verify his claims means he intended to reduce Mr. Bediatuo\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Odike.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\" class=\"wp-image-10031670191\"   title=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\"\/><figcaption>Akwasi Addai Odike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCarefully calculated to malign, cause public disaffection, injure the reputation and reduce our client\u2019s reputation in the eyes of right-thinking members of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers have thus threatened to take legal action against him if he does not retract the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn view of the aforesaid, we are instructed to demand an immediate retraction and apology for the malicious and defamatory publication within one week upon receipt of this letter.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"541\" height=\"291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NANA-BEDIATUO-ASANTE-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\" class=\"wp-image-10031656488\"   title=\"\u2018Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you\u2019 \u2013 Bediatuo tells Odike\"\/><figcaption>Nana Asante Bediatuo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPlease be informed that we have our client\u2019s firm instruction to commence legal proceedings against you to vindicate his grievances without further recourse to you should you fail to accede our request within the period stipulated supra,\u201d the letter concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Secretary to the President is demanding an apology and a retraction from the founder of United Progressive Party founder, Akwasi Addai Odike for allegedly defaming him.\u00a0 Nana Bediatuo Asante said Mr. Odike comments on illegal mining against him are totally false.\u00a0 In a letter to Mr. Odike on Wednesday, August 24, Mr Asante\u2019s 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