{"id":242042,"date":"2024-10-30T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/30\/napo-denies-ethnic-remark-allegations\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:25:12","slug":"napo-denies-ethnic-remark-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/30\/napo-denies-ethnic-remark-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"NAPO Denies Ethnic Remark Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a swift response to a viral report, Fiifi Boafo, spokesperson for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice Presidential Candidate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo, has categorically denied allegations of inflammatory statements about the Ewe and Ga ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<p>The report falsely claimed that Napo remarked, \u201cGas and Ewes are the problems of Ghana\u201d and suggested that these groups shouldn\u2019t have been part of the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiifi Boafo\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fiifi Boafo took to Facebook to refute the allegations, describing them as entirely baseless.<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned the public to be vigilant against misinformation and stressed the importance of verifying information before sharing it on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-451080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fake-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"921\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In a swift response to a viral report, Fiifi Boafo, spokesperson for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice Presidential Candidate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo, has categorically denied allegations of inflammatory statements about the Ewe and Ga ethnic groups. 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