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Apologise for scandalous, false reportage or I boycott your platform – John Kumah threatens JoyNews

Headlines Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah
FEB 5, 2023 LISTEN
Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah

Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumash has stressed that he never said “bondholders must not argue with the emotion” attributed to him.

This has been trending since last week when he granted an interview with Joy News to explain matters on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme.

Having cited the reportage, Dr. John Kumash has issued a press release, insisting that it is not only false but also scandalous.

He is now calling on Joy News to pull down a design of the reportage and issue an apology.

He threatens to boycott the Joy News platform.

“My attention has been drawn to a design by Joy News stating that I asked bondholders not to argue with emotions. For the avoidance of doubt, I never made this comment and will never say so.

“To be clear, my comment was in direct response to a statement made by Senyo Hosi which sought to attack my personality,” Dr. John Kumah explained in his release.

The Deputy Minister of Finance added, “I am calling on Joy News to delete this design from their platforms and issue an apology or risk me boycotting their platforms until further notice.”

Below is a copy of the release:
I never said bondholders should not argue with emotions: Multimedia must immediately withdraw their post and issue an apology.

My attention has been drawn to a design by Joy News stating that I asked bondholders not to argue with emotions. For the avoidance of doubt, I never made this comment and will never say so.

To be clear, my comment was in direct response to a statement made by Senyo Hosi which sought to attack my personality.

I said “it becomes very difficult to engage in public discussions on emotional topics like the Debt Exchange Programme. But I am particularly disappointed in my brother Senyo Hosi because we go way back and I didn’t expect this contribution from him. For him to attack me and call me a dishonest person as well as someone miseducating the public is disappointing.

“It is very unfortunate for him to come being emotional and talking politics rather than the issues we’re discussing.”

I therefore find it very scandalous on the part of Joy News to pick this quote out of context and to attribute this as a direct statement I made to bondholders. This is clearly a case of jaundice journalism and not the first time Joy News is doing this to my personality.

Subsequently, this story has been replicated in several media platforms and has subjected me to ridicule and attacks.

Key among them has been statements by Captain Smart of Onua TV and my good friend Alhassan Suhuyini (MP) who subsequently called me stupid according to media reportage.

I find this remark from the MP to be inappropriate and wrong especially when he had not seen the full statement I made on Joy News.

To this effect, I am calling on Joy News to delete this design from their platforms and issue an apology or risk me boycotting their platforms until further notice.

Eric Nana Yaw Kwafo
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