[ 2016-07-21 ]

Manasseh Azure Awuni - Journalist

I've nothing against Mahama – Manasseh Azuri
Award winning Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has
said he has no personal agenda to run President
John Mahama down.

According to him, as a professional he’s only
holding President Mahama and his government
accountable as they keep the public purse.

Manasseh Azure Awuni investigated and broke the
Ford car gift received by President John from his
Burkinabe contractor friend Djibril Kanazoe,
valued at $100 000.

The issue sparked controversy which saw the
President come under fire from anti-corruption
campaigners and legal experts after he accepted
the car gift.

This was after the Burkinabe contractor was
awarded a $650 000 contentious deal to build a
security wall at Ghana’s embassy in the Burkina
Faso capital, Ouagadougou.

Manasseh’s investigative piece has been seen by
a section of the public as an agenda to paint the
President black.

However speaking to Bola Ray on Starr Chat on
Starr FM Wednesday, Manasseh Azure Awuni stated
that contrary to public perception, the President
encourages him and has complimented him on his
works.

He also dismissed claims that he’s using
President Mahama to gain popularity, adding that
he’s only doing his professional job.

“I don’t know what it means to be populist,
if I wanted to be populist I wouldn’t be doing
the kind of job that I’m doing. I can write nice
articles and will get all the awards; I’ll not
go and do a story that you’ll have let’s say
half of the country perhaps speaking against you
because the President has a huge following. If I
wanted to populist, I wouldn’t write articles
against Dr Bawumia and Nana Akufo Addo. I would
have played along and be a celebrity
journalist.”

Source - peacefmonline.com

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