Official information gathered has totally rubbished vile propaganda that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has acquired several properties in the United Kingdom (UK) while in office.
Caustic social media hothead Kevin Taylor in his latest attack series on his platform, “Loud Silence,” wrongly accused the President of owning several properties outside Ghana.
Kevin Taylor has been persistent in his attacks on President Akufo-Addo over the last eight years, and has therefore not been seen as surprising that the social media maverick would be accusing the first gentleman of the land of wrongdoing before he leaves office in a few weeks’ time.
However, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr. Eugene Arhin, has described the accusations “as completely false and baseless; and should be treated with utmost contempt.”
In his latest sensational monologue video, the US-based Kevin Taylor claimed that President Akufo-Addo owns as many as 15 properties in the UK.
He promised to share the documents with the public on his social media page, but that has not happened.
Meanwhile, various checks indicate that the President has no interest in any property in the United Kingdom.
After whetting the appetite of his audience that he had information on 15 properties connected to President Akufo-Addo, Kevin Taylor went on to name just only one property, but provided no supporting evidence linking the President to it.
His focus was on 75 Nottingham Terrace, London, City of Westminster, Greater London, NW1 4QE, owned by Stratton Enterprise Holding Limited, which was last sold in 2020 for £3,350,000.00.
Without providing any supporting evidence, Kevin Taylor told his worldwide audience that Stratton belongs to President Akufo-Addo and, therefore, the property too.
In his attempt to show evidence in support of this allegation, he projected onto the screen a cropped property search document, which contained the names of Mr Edward Akufo-Addo and Mrs Irene Akufo-Addo, which also indicated a property that was sold in 2005 for £350,000.
Kevin Taylor, in also trying to confuse his audience, described that document as covering the sale of 75 Nottingham Terrace and went on to falsely attribute that 2005 sale price to 75 Nottingham Terrace.
He even added that the said property which sold for £350,000 has since been bought by President Akufo-Addo, 15 years later, for £3.3 million.
However, public documents readily available and obtainable from the database of His Majesty’s Land Registry, UK, show that in 2005, 19 years ago, Edward, the younger brother of Nana Akufo-Addo, and his wife Irene Akufo-Addo jointly acquired 32 Nottingham Terrace, London, Greater London NW1 4QB, for £350,000.00 and not 75 Nottingham Terrace.
A closer look at the document provided by Kevin Taylor in his attempt to indict President Akufo-Addo, in fact clearly indicates that it is rather the President’s brother and his spouse who own a property in the area, specifically 32 Nottingham Terrace, London, Greater London NW1 4QB.
As bold as the allegation was, not a shred of information was provided to support the allegation against the person of Ghana’s President as being the owner of a single property in the UK.
False claims
When Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications at the Presidency was first contacted for his comments, he was hesitant to “dignify this completely false allegation with a comment.”
After prodding however, Mr Arhin said, “I can tell you that President Akufo-Addo does not own any property in London or any part of the UK.”
“In fact, a simple check on the ownership of the said properties in question will confirm that they do not, and have never, belonged to the President,” he added.
These claims, he said, “are nothing more than a fabrication designed to deceive the public and tarnish the President’s image as he prepares to leave office after his rather successful tenure as President of the Republic the last 8 years.”
Deliberate lies
Mr Arhin described as unfortunate and sad deliberate lies being manufactured against the President as he leaves office.
“President Akufo-Addo is a man who has dedicated his life to serving the people of Ghana with honesty and integrity,” Mr Arhin said.
Stratton Enterprise Holdings
Pushed further to comment on the claim that President Akufo-Addo was the owner of Stratton Enterprise Holding Limited, Mr Arhin noted, “I can categorically tell you that President Akufo-Addo has no knowledge of it, let alone own a company by the name Stratton Enterprise Holdings.”
He reiterated that, “This accusation is equally baseless and malicious.”
He described President Akufo-Addo as having no need to hide or misrepresent anything about his life or his dealings.
“It is unfortunate that such baseless accusations are being used to create unnecessary distractions at a time when our collective efforts should be focused on building a prosperous, progressive Ghana,” Mr Arhin said.
