Manasseh Azure apologises to Ibrahim Mahama
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
Investigative journalist, , has eaten the humble pie and issued an apology and retraction to businessman, , over details he captured in his latest book, 'The President Ghana Never Got,' concerning some supposed debts owed to a bank. In the book, Manasseh Azure alluded that the businessman owed a huge sum to Merchant Bank (now Universal Merchant Bank, UMB), which contributed to its eventual collapse in 2013. The claim, which was later challenged by , had the investigative journalist also responding to the businessman, insisting that the details captured in his book were not, as was being claimed, inaccurate. What Manasseh Azure said in his book about :
In the book, Awuni alleged that , the brother of former President John Dramani Mahama, was one of the major debtors of the now-defunct Merchant Bank, a claim that has since been strongly contested. According to a letter from 's legal counsel, Bobby Banson Esq., the businessman has never been personally indebted to Merchant Bank or its successor, UMB Bank.