[ 2016-11-16 ]

Twum Boafo apologises to Jon Benjamin over OccupyGhana membership claim
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free
Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum Boafo, has made a U-turn
on his comments suggesting the UK’s High
Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, is a member
of the pressure group OccupyGhana. Speaking on
TV3’s New Day magazine show Tuesday, Mr Twum
Boafo said: “The British High Commissioner in
this country has been going to #OccupyGhana
meetings [and] showing up at their events.”

He claimed Mr Benjamin once addressed the group at
Christ The King in Accra, which he said, triggered
a response from the Minister of Communications.

But Mr Benjamin later tweeted TV3 to deny the
claims, and accordingly demanded a retraction from
Mr Twum Boafo, saying “I have never once been to
an OccupyGhana event. Will you now as KT Boafo to
retract and apologise?” Mr Benjamin’s denial
prompted a retraction and apology from Mr Twum
Boafo, who described his claim as “error”.

“I deeply regret any inconvenience caused Mr
Benjamin by my error and wish to correct the
record to reflect the actual situation. I
apologize for any distress caused him as a result
of my erroneous submission,” he said in a
statement issued Tuesday night.

Retraction and Correction of Record

I wish to correct a misimpression emanating from a
submission I made this morning 15th November 2016
on TV3’s Newsday programme.

During the program, I said that British High
Commissioner to Ghana H.E. Jon Benjamin addressed
an OccupyGhana event. My attention has
subsequently been drawn to the fact that Mr
Benjamin has never spoken at any OccupyGhana
events.

I accept that the British Government is entirely
neutral regarding the results of Ghana’s
impending election and will work with whoever
wins. I deeply regret any inconvenience caused Mr
Benjamin by my error and wish to correct the
record to reflect the actual situation. I
apologize for any distress caused him as a result
of my erroneous submission.

Source - Kwadwo Twum Boafo

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