Allegations made by Murtala Mohammed against the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo have been described as libelous and untruthful.
Murtala Mohammed a former Deputy Minister for Trade Minister in the John Mahama-led NDC administration during a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji programme over the weekend alleged that Osafo Maafo is the "most corrupt politician" he has ever come into contact with.
“I can’t see any corrupt politician than Osafo Maafo. Perhaps, within the NPP he may not be the most corrupt but I say that he is the most corrupt politician that I have ever seen…he has to explain to us how that building was completed only when he was appointed a senior minister…”
Murtala Mohammed wants him (Osafo) to tell Ghanaians how he managed to complete a building which was at a foundation level for years immediately after being appointed as a minister.
“Go to Pillar two (Dome, a suburb in Accra), there is a building there and my understanding is that the building belongs to Mr Osafo Maafo; it was just foundation for over ten years. Mr Osafo Maafo didn’t even have a dime to buy blocks to raise it. Go and see that building today in less than a year.
"Mr Osafo Maafo should tell us where he got that money to do that…and let no one tell me that oh he had money. If he had money, is it not curious that he didn’t see the need to raise that building for almost ten years or more and he has suddenly raised that building from foundation to completion?”
However, Alhaji Ibrahim, an estate developer in charge of the construction of the building in question has denied claims made by the former MP.
According to him, the building does not belong to the Senior Minister.
“It is never true that the building Murtala Mohammed is referring to was built by the senior minister and also started, ten [10] years ago. The land belongs to him [Mr Osafo Maafo] but he didn’t invest a penny into the construction of the building”.
“I am an estate developer and all that I do is to build and rent…I met Osafo Maafo few years ago and told him of my intention to build on his land. After glancing through my contract submitted to him [Mr Osafo Maafo] he agreed and gave me the go-ahead to take over his land. There was nothing on that land until I started developing…
He also added that “I started the building long before Mr. Osarfo Marfo was elected as the Senior Minister for the current government”.
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So,Muntala Mohammed is not far from correct. ***barred word*** article from a ***barred word*** author. Besides, the grammatical errors are too many.
I had believed Osafo Marfo was smarter than this. This story was not thought through.
Alhaji's can now lie because of corruption, we are not kids alhaji and the npp, this is a big cover up for the minister.
there are sick minds in the gabs of alhaji. only a mental diagnosis can help us keep them in mental hospitals...THEY HAVE AN UNUSUAL WAY OF THINKING...david agbe, richard sky and okujeto are other typical species..they simply have very low SELF ESTEEM!
This reminds me of the farmer who said he renovated the main gate of former president Kufour. The question then is, is it a joint project or the senior minister has sold the parcel of land to the estate developer? What date did he start the project? Is this what the president talks about fighting corruption. There is some iota of truth in the former minister's allegation.
What about the charlie-wote wearing street graduates without jobs who became ministers under Mahama and who own strings of petrol stations; who organise obscenely opulent wedding ceremonies and who own properties, whose foundations alone, their life-earned salaries cannot build??? Special Prosecutor is coming for all Ghanaians to see who are truly corrupt in Ghana!!!!!
Seeing cirruotion wbere there is none. I hooe Mr. Isafo-amarfo will head to the courts to have this arigant put in the right place.
I think someone else should have nock Ghanaians doors to show corruption allegation not a person of Mutala's type. Liar forever, u will change.
Ghanaian s are wise now...This is what NPP are good at lies, fabrications and coverup. hmmmmmmmmm
look at the pot calling the kettle black... where did he murtala get his money to put up his building in a short spate of time. 2018 awaits all corrupt officials and like president nadaa said they should never term it as a political witch hunt. there is this akan adage that says if you have cotton wool in your bottom you dont jump over a naked fire..... i rest my case.