{"id":269403,"date":"2024-12-22T13:27:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/22\/former-asokwa-npp-chairman-denies-offering-to-support-mahama\/"},"modified":"2024-12-22T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:27:16","slug":"former-asokwa-npp-chairman-denies-offering-to-support-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/22\/former-asokwa-npp-chairman-denies-offering-to-support-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Asokwa NPP Chairman denies offering to support Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/706\/70645026.295.jpg\" alt=\"Former Asokwa NPP Chairman, Asare-Bediako\" title=\"Former Asokwa NPP Chairman, Asare-Bediako\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Asokwa NPP Chairman, Asare-Bediako<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\"> Former Asokwa New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Asare-Bediako has vehemently denied making statements supporting President Mahama, as reported by GhanaWeb and MyNewsGH.com.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the articles, headlined &#8220;If NPP Members Are Found Guilty, We Will Support Mahama&#8217;s Efforts \u2013 Chairman Asare- Bediako,&#8221; are completely fabricated. Asare-Bediako clarified that he has not spoken to any journalist on political issues since 2023 and considers these publications deliberate attempts to damage his reputation.<\/p>\n<p>He called for the immediate removal of the false articles from both websites.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read the full rejoinder below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>REJOINDER: Chairman Asare Bediako Hasn&#8217;t Said It Anywhere That He Is Going To Support Mahama<\/p>\n<p>From: Chairman Asare-Bediako, Former NPP Chairman for Asokwa Constituency Date; 20th December, 2024<\/p>\n<p>I have taken notice of malicious and false publications on two websites, GhanaWeb and MyNewsGH.com which have attributed baseless statements to me. These publications, both headlined &#8220;If NPP Members Are Found Guilty, We Will Support Mahama&#8217;s Efforts \u2013 Chairman Asare-Bediako,&#8221; are completely untrue and fabricated.<\/p>\n<p>I wish to state unequivocally that I have not made any such statements, spoken to any journalist or expressed opinions on political matters since 2023. These publications are, therefore, deliberate attempts to malign my reputation and mislead the public.<\/p>\n<p>I hereby call on the editors of GhanaWeb and Mynewsgh to immediately: Retract the false information attributed to me, render an unqualified public apology to me for these defamatory and malicious publications. Remove the false articles from their platforms to prevent them from being referenced in future discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Signed: Chairman Asare-Bediako Former NPP Chairman, Asokwa<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch as Sefa talks about how 2024 has been challenging:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PMTG7QLpmIw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leaving a record label doesn&#039;t mean my career will end - Sefa\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PMTG7QLpmIw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Asokwa NPP Chairman, Asare-Bediako Former Asokwa New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Asare-Bediako has vehemently denied making statements supporting President Mahama, as reported by GhanaWeb and MyNewsGH.com. He stated that the articles, headlined &#8220;If NPP Members Are Found Guilty, We Will Support Mahama&#8217;s Efforts \u2013 Chairman Asare- Bediako,&#8221; are completely fabricated. Asare-Bediako clarified that he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":269404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former Asokwa NPP Chairman denies offering to support Mahama - 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\/2024\/12\/22\/former-asokwa-npp-chairman-denies-offering-to-support-mahama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Asokwa NPP Chairman denies offering to support Mahama - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Asokwa NPP Chairman, Asare-Bediako Former Asokwa New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Asare-Bediako has vehemently denied making statements supporting President Mahama, as reported by GhanaWeb and MyNewsGH.com. 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