Accra Hearts of Oak board member and Former Ghana Football Association, President Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has trashed the works of investigative journalist Anas Armeyaw Anas.
Anas Armeyaw Anas is renowned for his works across Ghana and the continent in uncovering rot in institutions.
But Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe is not convinced with Anas’ way of doing his investigative matters, he thinks Anas has a personal interest to bring some peoples down.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, recently said that the former GFA President was good for Ghana football despite being implicated in a bribery scandal that ended his reign.
“When we were able to bring down Kwesi Nyantakyi, we also brought down Ghana football. That is one of the brightest spots at FIFA”, Bagbin said in a meeting with Parliament’s press corps on Monday, April 4, 2022.
Alban Bagbin noted further that some persons within FIFA were surprised at Kwesi Nyantakyi’s fall from grace.
“In investigative journalism, the idea is to spring surprises. If you have been able to gather your information and certain names have been mentioned, you don’t disclose it to the people [whose names were mentioned in your investigations],” he explained on Metro TV’s ‘One On One’ show.
“In that particular programme [Number 12], the President’s name was mentioned, the Vice’s name was mentioned and other people…you hold [your findings] to your chest and let the public be the first to watch; that is why you are an investigative journalist.
“The moment those at the top of the affairs, whose names were mentioned [see it] they will take measures to clean themselves and that is what happened in Number 12.
“A lot of people believed in that gentleman [Anas] that he was doing a clean job but to me, no. I have been following carefully too. Why do you disclose your findings before the general public gets to know about it?” he quizzed.
“Those who were affected were able to clean themselves and then unfortunately because Kwesi Nyantakyi is defenceless, everybody left him and he faced the problem. But I can tell you that it was planned by his detractors,” Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe observed.
Dr Tamakloe believes former FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi could have been the first African to be FIFA President but for the Anas’ number 12 work.
“When they set up a trap, you should be able to know it. Because the boy [Kwesi Nyantakyi] was climbing gradually but for that problem, he would have been the first African to head FIFA. So, what the Speaker (Alban Bagbin) said is true,” Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe stressed.
Accra Hearts of Oak board Member wants Ghanaians to treat with contempt the releases from Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team because he thinks Anas is fake and does not trust his work.
