Former Ghana’s Ambassador to the US and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Daniel Ohene Agyekum, has said the controversial ‘Agyapadeɛ’ document cannot be fictitious.
He says the contents in the document is something that has been hatched since 2007, which he is aware of.
According to him, although the document he had in 2007 had not been banded like the current ‘edition’ that is in circulation, the contents of both documents are same.
At a media engagement Monday, August 05, 2024, the former Ashanti Regional Minister described contents in the document as diabolical views of a small group aimed at destroying the country.
He called out any person with counter facts to his claim to come and challenge his assertion.
“I have documents prior to the publication of the document from 2007 and 2008 which was not in this band form. Nevertheless, essentially stating the same story here. This was in 2008. It wasn’t in a band form. They were lose sheets so this is not a figment of somebody’s imagination. If Akufo-Addo and these three other persons prominent individuals that are mentioned are saying this fake, I want the press and the public to examine this booklet very closely and tell me Ohene Agyekum if what I’m saying does not make sense,” he disclosed.
He reemphasised that every single activity undertaken by the Akufo-Addo government since assuming office in 2017 has come from the document.
“Now, without hesitation, I want to state that every single policy decision, every single programme, every single activity that has happened in this country since January 7th, 2017, that Akufo-Addo took over the reigns of this government, everything that has happened since then has been consistent with, a very clear manifestation of all that this book is saying,” he indicated..
President Akufo-Addo broke his silence over the viral Agyapadeɛ document Thursday, August 01, 2024, during his speech on misinformation and disinformation at the Ghana Report summit in Accra, describing it as a complete fabrication.
According to the President, the document in circulation is a figment of the imagination of the opposition’s assigns, to cause disaffection for the government, a few months before the general elections.
He recalled the falsehoods he suffered in 2008, with the “baseless allegations of drug trafficking and that of President Kufuor that he had “sold all of Ghana’s gold reserves.”
Further, he remembered the “false reports” in 2012 of his alleged arrest in London for drug possession, and in 2016 that he had killed his late wife.
“Today, with a few months to the December 2024 elections, they are at it again. A fabricated document, entitled Agyapadie, is being peddled around by operatives of the opposition as evidence of a grand scheme by my party to annex the assets of the state.
“These experiences underscore the importance of discerning truth from falsehood and the need for all of us to remain vigilant against the dangers of misinformation and disinformation. As we approach the 2024 general elections, we have to address these challenges head-on,” President Akufo-Addo said.
The Book
The book, titled “Agyapadeɛ”, in Akan, means property. It is usually referred to an asset that is bequeathed to someone either by a relative or any person. The book is a 38-page document with a picture of the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, on the cover. Pictures of President Akufo-Addo and his father appear on the next page.
The Agyapadeɛ book essentially purports to be a supposed plot for complete state capture by some powerful persons of Akyem heritage.
The sole aim of the plot, according to the book, is to position the Akyem kingdom as the most powerful kingdom in the country.
The document illustrates the supposed move by the Akyems to have total control, rendering the rest of the country acquiescent to the dictates of the so called “Akyem Mafia”.
With a plan to ensure that the country is governed at their beck and call, the said book makes some predictions in the country, including the collapse of indigenous Ghanaian banks and the conscious positioning of the Okyenhene and Okyeman, as the most powerful chieftaincy in the country.
Source:onuaonline.com