Ghana High Commission Debunks Allegations of President Akufo-Addo Advising Tinubu to step down in 2023 Election.

Caroline Ameh

The Ghanaian High Commission in Nigeria has debunked allegations by some online media that  Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo advised All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential flag-bearer, Bola Tinubu to step aside for the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Flag-bearer, Peter Obi.

In a statement, signed by the Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Rashid Bawa, cleared the air about the purported letter as untrue. The statement titled ‘Fake News Alert: President of Ghana Disowns Post Asking Tinubu to Give Peter Obi a Chance,’ read: “The attention of the Ghana High Commission in Abuja has been drawn to an online news publication alleging that the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has written to the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Asiwaju Bola Tinibu, to ‘give Peter Obi a chance and seek treatment for his health’.

“The Ghana High Commission wishes to state categorically that the publication is completely false. The public should, therefore, disregard the misleading publication, which has no basis. As a matter of emphasis, the President of the Republic of Ghana has not written any such letter to the APC Leader.

“Ghana and Nigeria boast of decades of cordial, solid, and fraternal relations, underpinned by the belief in 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.

“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.”