The author of “The President Ghana Never Got”, Manasseh Azure Awuni has swiftly responded to concerns raised by Engineers & Planners Company Limited
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ibrahim Mahama in the said controversial book.
Mr. Mahama has taken offense of claims that he was one of the major debtors of the now-defunct Merchant Bank, a claim that has since been strongly contested.
Mr. Mahama, through his lawyer, Bobby Benson demanding an immediate retraction and unqualified apology from Manasseh Azure Awuni, citing that the publication has tarnished his reputation as an honest businessman.
However, less than 24 hours of the writ, the renowned journalist cum author took to his Facebook indicating his readiness to address every concern by the plantiff.
The defendant wrote:
I have received calls about the news that Ibrahim Mahama has given me seven days to delete pages 89 and 90 of my book because the information is inaccurate. That is not accurate.
Mr. Ibrahim Mahama’s lawyers have written to me concerning a paragraph of the book in the chapter on the economy.
That paragraph says Ibrahim Mahama was indebted to Merchant Bank when it was sold in 2013.
His lawyers say it was a company owned by Ibrahim Mahama, Engineers and Planners, which owed the bank, not Ibrahim Mahama.
I have forwarded their demands to my lawyers and the matter will be addressed soon.
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Manasseh Azure Awuni
August 23, 2024
source: www.kumasimail.com
