Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa refuted the publications circulating in the media alleging that Akufo-Addo wrote Tinubu to give Obi a chance.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has stressed that President Nana Akufo-Addo will not interfere in the internal politics of Nigeria.
This is coming days after Akufo-Addo denied writing the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer, Bola Tinubu to step aside for the Labour Party (LP) presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi.
Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja refuted the publications circulating in the media alleging that Akufo-Addo wrote Tinubu to give Obi a chance and to seek treatment for his health.
He stated that Ghana and Nigeria have had decades of cordial relations in line with the tenets of democratic governance, rule of law, respect for and adherence to the principle of non-interference in the internal political mechanisms of other countries.
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“To that end, the President of the Republic of Ghana will not interfere in Nigeria’s internal affairs and politics, as captured in the series of tweets of Tuesday, 9 August 2022, from His Excellency’s Twitter handle (@NAkufoAddo).
“It is hoped that this added perspective would serve to dispel misconceptions created by the online publication,” Bawa stated.
In refuting the fake publication, Akufo-Addo had said, “My attention has been drawn to a disturbing post making the rounds on social media, where it is alleged I have written to the 2023 presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to ‘give Peter Obi a chance and seek treatment for his health’.
“This is completely false and mischievous, with no iota of truth whatsoever in it.”
“I have written no such letter to the APC leader, and it will not occur to me to do so. Ghana and Nigeria boast of decades of cordial, strong and brotherly relations, and I am not going to be the one to interfere in the internal affairs and politics of Nigeria,” the Ghanaian leader said.
