Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the minister of information, has voiced his displeasure with Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the previous minister of science and technology, for mentioning him in a study on galamsey, or illicit mining.
According to the Frimpong-Boateng-written report, Oppong Nkrumah met secretly with a group of journalists in order to discredit him.
Oppong Nkrumah, however, has refuted the accusations, called them untrue, and pardoned the former minister.
"Over the years, I've only had the utmost respect for Professor Frimpong-Boateng's civic-minded endeavors and as a role model for others. Since I have held him in such high regard, I am deeply insulted by the untrue statements and harmful inferences he has attempted to draw about me.
"I have faith that he will really consider the acts and remarks that he made that contributed to his struggles over the upcoming months and years." He should please keep me out of his domestic disputes. Although I am really upset, I do forgive him.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah explained that he never organized a gathering to remove anyone from office; instead, he only ever went to PRINPAG (Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana) events.
He said that Frimpong-Boateng had spoken out in the media about the anti-Galamsey clash and had informed the police about the theft of certain excavators.
Oppong Nkrumah voiced his displeasure at Frimpong-Boateng's attempt to pin the responsibility for news stories on him.
The truth is that in January 2020, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng wrote to the Ghana Police Service to report the theft of certain excavators and request an inquiry. In later media appearances, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng himself stated that there were around 500 missing excavators. Once more, on or about February 20, 2020, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng spoke with the media about the aforementioned excavators at Parliament House (during interviews for the SONA) and assured them that they would be found, according to the statement.
For the record, these are the events that gave rise to the media stories regarding Prof. Frimpong-Boateng and the aforementioned excavators. Additionally, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng was the one who subsequently appeared on camera, commenting on the anti-Galamsey battle and the release of the excavators.
I, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, did not make any of the accusations he made in his original police report, following interviews, or statements, all of which were not my fault. To be clear, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng's media issues at the time were caused by his own reporting, interviews, and films. Therefore, I find it disappointing that he would attempt to place blame for the media stories on me in this paper.
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