Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has publicly confirmed that he paid $100,000 to investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas to quell the release of his video.
Investigative journalist, Anas’ video investigation in June 2018, which had saw a host of football administrators and officials captured on camera engaging in one or more wrongdoings including the former GFA president as well.
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Speaking to Onua TV’s Captain Smart, Nyantakyi recounts, how Anas’ lawyers were demanding $150,000 but he could only raise $100,000 which fell short of the asking price leading to the release of the video which saw his together with others in the football world crumble to its feet.
“Before the video was released, a former colleague at the GFA Exco, Adam Munkaila, took me to Anas’ lawyers, a certain Kwame Gyan, a lecturer at Legon. I met him at his residence around Westland and he told me Anas was his student and had informed him he needed $150,000 to kill the story.
“I had never been to his house before.
‘I gave them $100,000, but they told me the amount was inadequate and later went ahead to release the video,”
“After the video came out, I asked for a refund and even the refund was done in pieces. Today, they would bring $20,000, and the next day another $10,000. They were giving me stories, but eventually I got everything back,” he ended.
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Nyantakyi is back in the public eye indicating his strong will to contest the vacant Ejisu seat following the demise of the M.P John Kumah.
