Omane Boamah denies being recruited to “talk back” at Rawlings

 
Former Minister for Communication in the erstwhile John Mamaha administration, Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, has denied claims that he was part of young politicians, who were recruited and groomed by the likes of Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi to talk back at former President, JJ Rawlings.
The book authored by National Democratic Congress (NDC) kingpin, Kwamena Ahwoi, has generated a lot of controversies, notable among them is the claim that the former Minister for Communication, Omane Boamah was among a group of young politicians, who were purposely engaged by him and others to respond to and “talk back” at former President Rawlings for the latter’s attacks on the personality of the late President of Ghana, His Excellency John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills.
Reacting to the claims in the book, Former Minister for Communication in the erstwhile John Mamaha administration, Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, described the claims as wholly, completely inaccurate and untrue.
Omane Boamah, who reacted to the claims in a statement, maintained that his  principled stand in defending the late President Atta Mills, without insults, was borne out of respect and appreciation of the personality of the late President Mills – the Asomdwehene, his pureness of heart and other sterling and unique qualities that he possessed to a fault.
“For the record, I state emphatically and unequivocally that any claim that I was a recruited participant in any such grand agenda could only be the result of an inadvertent error in recollection and not founded on anything that remotely resembles the truth.”, he said.
Read the full statement below:
DISCLAIMER – PROF. KWAMENA AHWOI’S BOOK – “WORKING WITH RAWLINGS”
I have read excerpts of the Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi’s Book, “Working with Rawlings” that appear to suggest I was among a group of young politicians, who were purposely engaged by him and others to respond to and “talk back” at former President Rawlings for the latter’s attacks on the personality of the late President of Ghana, His Excellency John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills.
Respectfully, I need to place on record that this claim is wholly and completely inaccurate and untrue.
As a young man and politician with core convictions, I was never engaged nor could I have allowed myself to be used by anyone to talk back at former President Rawlings.
My principled stand in defending the late President Atta Mills, without insults, against attacks I thought were underserved was borne out of my respect and appreciation of the personality of the late President Mills – the Asomdwehene, his pureness of heart and other sterling and unique qualities that he possessed to a fault.
The suggestion that my defence of the late President was part of a deliberate “strategy” by elders is irksome to me. It does not reflect my personality as a politician of conviction and not of convenience.
For the record, I state emphatically and unequivocally that any claim that I was a recruited participant in any such grand agenda could only be the result of an inadvertent error in recollection and not founded on anything that remotely resembles the truth.
 
 
SIGNED
Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah
Former Minister for Communication
5th August, 2020
 
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