The family of the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko, has denied knowledge of a videotape shown to the international community by former President John Mahama, describing a scene of Security operatives as an occurrence at the funeral ceremony of the deceased.
The family would like to place on record that there was no such activity at the funeral ceremony. This was in a statement issued by the late MP’s family.
Former President John Dramani Mahama last Wednesday met with members of the diplomatic corps at Peduase. At the meeting, he discussed the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence.
The former president shown videos of the incident to the diplomatic community claiming that the security operatives in the said videos were also at the late MP’s funeral.
But in the statement which was copied to gbcghanaonline in Accra Saturday, February 16, the family denied any such occurrence. Stating that, the family had been reliably informed that, the video displayed by the former president, was at L/Cpl. Daniel Adu Tieku’s funeral held in August 2018.
It said the funeral of late MP was organized successfully without any casualties and that they find the distortion very surprising.
“The family is appalled with the actions of the former President, which seeks to denigrate the memory of the noble man who has been put to rest peacefully. “ the statement said.
Mr. Kyeremanteng’s family is therefore demanding an unqualified appology for the Mr. Mahama’s conduct and also asked that he keeps the Agyako’s family away from his ‘political ploy’.
“The family wishes to state that we are still mourning our late brother and request that John Mahama keeps the family away from his political ploy. If indeed, John Mahama wants to be regarded as a decent fellow, then the family expects him to render a retraction of this palpable falsehood and render an unqualified apology for his unfortunate and despicable action.”
“If, indeed, John Mahama wants to be regarded as a decent fellow, then the family expects him to render a retraction of this palpable falsehood and render an unqualified apology for his unfortunate and despicable action.“ The statement concluded.
The late Kyeremanteng Agyarko was laid to rest last Saturday at Odumase Krobo in his hometown.
He was serving as Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon before his demise.
His spouse, Lydia Seyram Alhassan won the by-election.
Below Is The Full Statement
JOHN MAHAMA IS A BALD FACED LIAR
The attention of the family of Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko, the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon has been drawn to a videotape circulating of the Former President, John Mahama describing a scene of Security operatives as an occurrence at the funeral ceremony of our late loved one.
The family will like to put on record to the international community whom he addressed with the video, that there was no such activity at the funeral ceremony. The funeral of our late brother was organized successfully without any casualties and we find this distortion very surprising.
The family is reliably informed that, the video display was at L/Cpl. Daniel Adu Tieku’s funeral held in August 2018.
The family is appalled with the actions of the former President, which seeks to denigrate the memory of the noble man who has been put to rest peacefully.
The family wishes to state that we are still mourning our late brother and request that John Mahama keeps the family away from his political ploy.
If, indeed, John Mahama wants to be regarded as a decent fellow, then the family expects him to render a retraction of this palpable falsehood and render an unqualified apology for his unfortunate and despicable action.
BOAKYE AGYARKO
House No. 146/4
Asesewa Road, Adorme.
Odumase Krobo.
15th February,2019
