Astute lawyer and New Patriotic Party (NPP)
Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea says the party’s
Flagbearer will not waste his precious time filing a suit against the Africa
Watch Magazine for publishing falsehood about him.The US-based magazine
edited by Steve Mallory claims a leaked dossier from the Wellington Hospital in
UK which Nana Addo is believed to attend to seek medical care, indicates he is
suffering from a life threatening cancer and kidney disease.
The magazine
in its report claimed the NPP flagbearer was diagnosed of prostate cancer in
June 2013, with a high Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) count of 89.9, very much
above the 3.72 upper range it should have been, according to British
doctors.
The NPP has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress
(NDC) of being behind the publication which is intended to scuttle the electoral
fortunes of Nana Akufo Addo and the NPP.
Some political watchers have
called on the NPP to clear the hard earned reputation of Nana Akufo Addo by
hauling the publisher of the Africa Wtach Magazine court, but that may likely
not happen as Lawyer Atta Akyea has indicated that the three-time Flagbearer is
not interested.
Speaking on TV3, he said filing a suit against Africa
Watch will amount to Akufo Addo and the NPP dignifying the baseless rumour put
out in the public state.
“Nana Akufo Addo has not got the luxury of time
to dignify this hollow propaganda, he’s not going to do it. Akufo Addo is
shaking hands in the North, walking briskly, no body doubts that, check out all
the videos about his visit up North. He’s a man over 70 and if his energy levels
are what he’s functioning by now, then we should thank God for his life.rather
than use this thing to sort of create an impression that may be we have another
Atta Mills at hand. It will not wash, he’s very robust, his articulation is
sound, his mind is very sound and by the mercies of God, the wish they have for
him will not happen; he’ll become the next President of
Ghana.”
Meanwhile, Prof. Adu Gyamfi, the personal doctor of Nana Akufo
Addo has dismissed claims that the latter is suffering from cancer.
In an
interview on News File on Joy FM, Prof. Yaw Adu Gyamfi stated that Nana Akufo
Addo is fit as a fiddle, adding that the rumours about his health is without
merit.
“Nana Addo’s PSA as done in June 2016 is 0.03 well below the fall
level and is well…well below the 89.9 quoted in the article. He doesn’t have any
cancer, if he had cancer with that kind of thing with that kind of thing, he’ll
not be able to be run around as he’s doing.”
He added: “Then the articles
goes on to say that he has acute renal problem injury, large heart and all that.
When you have acute renal failure usually you are unable to pass urine, Nana
Addo drinks water freely where ever he goes and eats whatever is put before him.
He cannot have any kidney problems and he does not.” Prof. Yaw Adu Gyamfi,
stressed. |
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