Ghana�s Ambassador to the United States, Daniel Ohene Agyekum, has denied reports that he has been purchasing properties in the United States and failing to concentrate on seeking the welfare of Ghanaians in the country.
Ambassador Ohene Agyekum insisted in an interview with Citi News that the allegations were false and lamented, �Now that I�m almost getting to my grave, is it the time for me to be touring the Virginia landscape for huge tracts of land? I wish I could laugh it off.
"This is absolute fabrication, it has no truth in it. I have never throughout my career had any intentions of living outside Ghana and I don�t own any plot or parcel of land or property outside Ghana�.
Ambassador Ohene Agyekum�s denial comes on the back of publications by the Africa Standard Magazine which indicate that the Ghanaian Ambassador has acquired huge tracts of land on the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, USA.
The publication also alleged that a deputy minister of Information, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has purchased a 4 bedroom house at the cost of $130,000 in Texas through a real estate agency. The deputy minister has also denied the publication and threatened legal action against the media houses - Ghanaweb.com and Modernghana.com - who published the allegation.
The Africa Standard Magazine reported that some Ghanaians in Virginia are concerned over the alleged land buying spree of Mr. Ohene Agyekum and have already complained to the authorities in Ghana calling for him to be removed.
In the wake of the denial by both Mr. Okudjeto Ablakwa and Ambassador Ohene Agyekum, the African Standard Magazine nevertheless insists they stand by their publication that the two government officials are involved in some fraudulent activity in the United States.
According to the magazine, �we are patiently waiting for the lawyers of Mr Samuel Ablakwa as we have received information through the media that he intends to sue. We welcome his actions as it will give us the opportunity to reveal more to the court and to his nation Ghana.
"Regarding Daniel Agyekum, the Ghanaian Ambassador, our response is to write to his Excellency the President of Ghana and the Ghanaian government and in that letter submit for their study and investigation
a. copies of land maps of the lands in Richmond area he sought to purchase for the record, the net worth according to an accounting firm we consulted stands at 5 million dollars worth in real estate value alone.
b. a copy of the title deed
c. c. a full list of the houses he visited in the following areas between January 30th and February 15th-the areas are Lakeside, Dumbarton, Highland springs, Lorraine and Colonial Heights�.
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