IBRAHIM BAIDOO, one of the four National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirants in the Ashaiman constituency, who lost to the area�s incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Alfred Agbesi, in the party�s primary, has denied his involvement in the latest seizure of cannabis in the United Kingdom (UK).
Mr. Baidoo made the denial when he visited the Tema office of DAILY GUIDE yesterday to dispel rumours linking him to the drug burst.
He told DAILY GUIDE that he has never worked for the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and did not know where its offices was located, adding that the said Ibrahim Badoo, one of the five officials of NACOB, reported to have been picked up by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in connection with the cannabis seizure, could not be him.
Mr. Baidoo, popularly known as Bronx in Ashaimanm, said though he initially heard about the cannabis seizure on radio, he did not know that there was a certain Ibrahim Badoo involved. He said that it was few days after the news broke about five officials of NACOB reportedly picked up by BNI to help with investigations into how the cannabis found its way to the UK, that his relations and friend started calling his mobile phone lines to enquire from him if he was the said Ibrahim.
�It has not been easy for me over the last few days. Family members, friends and party members both at national and constituency level have been calling to find out if I was the person mentioned in the cannabis case,� he remarked.
He said he had and continued to explain to his relations and friends that he was not the person mentioned and has never been involved in anything related to drugs.
�I want to state that I have never worked for the NACOB and I am not working for that institution. This issue has affected me greatly, as my mobile phones ring almost every few minutes,� he stated and added that in an effort to ensure that his relations and friends understood that he was not the Ibrahim mentioned, he has decided to go from one media house to another to state his case.
He pointed out that the surname of the said Ibrahim was spelt differently. He said his surname was �Baidoo� and not �Badoo� as mentioned in certain media publications.
Just before he got up from a seat offered to him at the DAILY GUIDE office, one of his two mobile phones rang.
He answered and after exchanging pleasantries, quickly told his caller he was not the person mentioned in the cannabis seizure after which he turned to this reporter and said �this is what I now do. Every few minutes I have to explain to a caller that I am not the person mentioned in the media. Some of my relations and friends have actually asked to meet me in person just to be sure I am not the person reported to have been picked up, which I have done on so many occasions just to ensure that they believed what I told them.�
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