…as Fifi Kwetey’s
Wife Clears the Air
…over
Daily Guide Fabricated Story
…Demands
immediate retraction and apology
By Cletus Abaare
Credible
reports reaching your authoritative The Crystal Clear Lens is that Mrs.
Gina Blay, the Managing Editor of the NPP’s mother news outlet, the Daily Guide
is trembling in fears and panic, following a fabricated character assassinating
story carried out by her husband owned paper against Mrs. Naomi W. Kwetey, the
Wife of Hon Fifi Kwetey, a Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.
The paper alleged that Mrs. Kwetey was
involved in a financial scandal withthe Managing Director of The Trust Bank (TTB)
and other top officials
in its Thursday’s edition.
But the rationale behind the allegations
contained in the story allegedly orchestrated by top NPP gurus to use as
propaganda purposes against the NDC Fire Brand, Hon Fifi Kwetey have hit the
rocks sending Gina Blay down to her kneels and into a web of trouble as she is
yet full of doubts as to the steps the Kweteys would take to redeem their
image.
As alleged by the story that Mrs. Kwetey
was six months ago the head of financeof the bank, a
rejoinder issued by her Lawyers said she has never been the Head of Finance at
the Trust Bank, adding “a simple and sincere piece of good journalism would
have revealed that our client is the Business Manager, Institutional Banking of
the said Bank since 2009”.
“Secondly, there is no such position of
the Head of Treasury at the Trust Bank as alleged or at all. What the bank does
have is the office of Treasurer (a position once encumbered by our client). The
redundancy package under discussion was approved by the previous Board of the
said Bank payable to its Executive members and five other selected heads of department
aged approximately 55 years and above upon crystallization of the Merger. Mrs.
Kwetey is not part of the said Executive members as you alleged or at all. How
could she then have been a beneficiary of the redundancy package? This is
irresponsible journalism,” the rejoinder explicitly states.
It continued that the allegation that Mrs.
Kwetey is alleged to have bagged GH¢1.2 million is neither here nor there but a
total lie adding
“this falsehood is nothing but utter fabrication”.
Further clearing the air on the
allegation well calculated to dent the image of the woman, the lawyers noted
that Mrs. Kwetey has never effected
the payment of the GH¢ 9 million on behalf of her colleagues into foreign
accounts alleged by the paper and calls for evidence to that effect.
“It is our considered opinion that news
organisations such as yours have an obligation to provide accurate, fair and
balanced coverage of the news and strive to avoid sensationalism. It is a
regrettable commentary that you opted for character assassination over
responsible journalism with this very malicious and libelous publication.
Reading the opening paragraph of your
article, it became blindingly obvious to our client (and indeed to all
reasonable persons that would have read the article) that what was at stake was
not simply a question of regular and ordinary journalistic duties but a matter
of giving the dog a bad name and hanging it by well calculated untruths. In
fact, our client strongly believes that the aim of the article is to attempt to
collectively damage her reputation and by extension that of her husband and the
government in which he serves
Given the seriousness of the allegations
against our client and the harm it has caused her so far, we have her
instructions to demand and we do hereby demand the immediate retraction of this
false and misleading article against our client coupled with an unqualified
apology.
In addition our client demands that this
rejoinder shall be published in the same forceful prominence and manner in which
you published the mischievous and misleading reportage”, it said.
Below is the
full unedited Rejoinder
RE: ALARM BLOW! TTB MD,
MTN1STERS WIFE
We act as
solicitors for and on behalf of Mrs. Naomi W. Kwetey. Our client has referred
your news article published in the Thursday, January 5, 2012 edition of your
newspaper, with the aforementioned screaming headline, with instructions to
reply thereto as follows:
1.
Mrs. Kwetey is not and has never been the Head of Finance at The Trust Bank as
alleged or at all. A simple and sincere piece of good journalism would have
revealed that our client is the Business Manager, Institutional Banking of the
said Bank since 2009. Secondly, there is no such position of the Head of
Treasury at the Trust Bank as alleged or at all. What the bank does have is the
office of Treasurer (a position once encumbered by our client).
2.
The redundancy package under discussion was approved by the previous Board of
the said Bank payable to its Executive members and five other selected heads of
department aged approximately 55 years and above upon crystallization of the
Merger. Mrs. Kwetey is not part of the said Executive members as you alleged or
at all. How could she then have been a beneficiary of the redundancy package?
This is irresponsible journalism.
3.
In tow is the allegation that our client “bagged GHz’ 1.2 million” We repeat
paragraph 2 above and adds that this falsehood is nothing but utter
fabrication.
4.
In your article you also stated that Mrs. Kwetey “effected the payment of the
GH¢ 9 million on behalf of her colleagues... mto foreign accounts. “This is
false. Our client will welcome any evidence to that effect.
5.
It is our considered opinion that news organisations such as yours have an
obligation to provide accurate, fair and balanced coverage of the news and
strive to avoid sensationalism. It is a regrettable commentary that you opted
for character assassination over responsible journalism with this very
malicious and libellous publication.
6.
Reading the opening paragraph of your article, it became blindingly obvious to
our client (and indeed to all reasonable persons that would have read the
article) that what wa.’át stake was not simply a question of regular and
ordinary journalistic duties but a matter of giving the dog a bad name and
hanging it by well calculated untruths. In fact, our client strongly believes
that the aim of the article is to attempt to collectively damage her reputation
and by extension that of her husband and the government in which he serves.
7.
Kindly be informed that your article regarding our client is a total falsehood.
This has caused and continues to cause incalculable embarrassment and damage to
her reputation. By this false reportage, you have singularly failed in your
basic duty as a news organisation to be truthful and objective.
8.
In conclusion there is no credibility to this article of yours. Given the
seriousness of the allegations against our client and the harm it has caused
her so far, we have her instructions to demand and we do hereby demand the
immediate retraction of this false and misleading article against our client
coupled with an unqualified apology. In addition our client demands that this
rejoinder shall be published in the same forceful prominence and manner in which
you published the mischievous and misleading reportage.
9.
Kindly be notified that our client reserves the right to take any and every
appropriate step to protect and defend her reputation from irresponsible and
reckless claims.
Yours sincerely,
(L)
OASIS LAW OFFICE & CONSULT.
O4Sis L W OF’” • OX.cLILT
P4 0. i K.i 16316
AThPO • ACrP,
Tcl: 03C2 - 7 1 2 0 7
Cc: Mrs. Naomi W. Kwetey
Source: The Crystal
Clear Lens
