Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has accused the late investigative journalist with Tiger Eye, Ahmed Suale, of being sloppy in his line of work while alive.
Engaging host of Citi TV’s Face 2 Face show, Sanda Umaru, Mr Agyapong explained that unlike his senior colleague Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Ahmed Suale failed to protect his identity.
This, he said made him susceptible to any form of attack by the people he embarrassed.
The Assin Central MP said: “You know Ahmed Suale’s problem, may his soul rest in peace. He made a lot of mistakes.
All the investigations Anas did, Anas never showed up with his face. Ahmed Suale showed his face. So all the people Anas embarrassed in this country, it was Ahmed Suale who set them up.”
Mr Agyapong accused the late investigative journalist of attemptong to set up Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, but due to his “exposé” on Net 2 TV, the then Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, warned Mr Ofori-Atta.
Upon his arrival at Dubai, he said the Finance Minister snubbed Ahmed Suale.
“He was the one who set the Finance Minister and those Finance people up with some renowned lawyer. They never saw Anas’ face. So if I say that this the guy, let me tell you the truth today.
When I showed the face of Ahmed Suale, the Finance Minister was on his way to Dubai to meet them. So the Minister of State, Adu Boahen called him and said I’ve seen this on Net2, this is entrapment.
He actually met them and snubbed them. They didn’t know it was Anas until I showed the face and connected Ahmed Suale to Anas,” he narrated.
Meanwhile, Mr Agyapong says he still stands by his words for Ahmed Suale to be beaten.
He however clarified that that directive was given to his workers who had prompted him that Ahmed Suale was among the individuals he had assisted.
“I showed the video of Ahmed Suale and when they saw it, my workers came to me. They said, don’t you know this guy, you even gave him 1,500 to go and pay his school fees, which I always do for people so I don’t remember.
Then I said to them, you have to be careful. If this guy comes here, beat him up because he is going to set this company up.
No, not that I want to be president and therefore I’ll come and tell you I didn’t say that, no. I said if he comes to my premises, I didn’t say go and beat him outside,” he stated.
He was the one who set the Finance Minister and those Finance people up with some renowned lawyer. They never saw Anas’ face. So if I say that this the guy, let me tell you the truth today.
When I showed the face of Ahmed Suale, the Finance Minister was on his way to Dubai to meet them. So the Minister of State, Adu Boahen called him and said I’ve seen this on Net2, this is entrapment.
He actually met them and snubbed them. They didn’t know it was Anas until I showed the face and connected Ahmed Suale to Anas.
On 16 January, 2019, Ahmed Hussein-Suale was shot dead near his family home in Accra.
His family holds the assertion that Ahmed was assassinated because of his work. It has been four years and the Police are yet to find the culprits of the unlawful acts.