Hon. George Mireku Duker has debunked news making rounds that his bodyguard has been killed at a Galamsey site. He has stated in a press release that, the information in the public domain is false and should be disregarded.
Hon. George Mireku Duker is the Deputy Minister, of Lands & Natural Resources, and Member of Parliament, Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency.
The news which was broken and carried by https://ghanaguardian.com/ https://filasconews.com and https://www.ghanaweb.com had gone viral leading to the MPs response.
The release debunking the news publication added that Hon. George Mireku Duker was given one official body from the Ghana Police Service who was alive. He added that he did not have any additional bodyguards.
According to him, the publication was not only misleading and fake but defamatory. “The publication going round is not only misleading and fake but defamatory as my detractors will not stop at anything just to tarnish my hard-won reputation.”
He had called on the three media houses to withdraw the publication or face the law. ” urge any media house that has published the news item to withdraw the publication immediately and apologize thereon, in any case within 48 hours or face the consequences of the law.”
“My attention has been drawn to ‘news portal publication item by https://ghanaguardian.com/ https://filasconews.com and https://www.ghanaweb.com which alleges that, my bodyguard has been killed at a‘galamsey‘ site. I wish to state emphatically that, I have only one (1) bodyguard, assigned to me by the Republic. My bodyguard, an officer of Ghana Police Service is alive. I do not have any other bodyguard anywhere nor have I ever had a bodyguard with such name in the said publication.”
“The publication going round is not only misleading and fake but defamatory as my detractors will not stop at anything just to tarnish my hard-won reputation.”
“In their scheme to cause massive damage to me they have linked a person whom I have no connections with whatsoever with intent to subject me to public ridicule and ha reduce my estimation in the eyes of right-thinking members of the public, scandalize and embarrass me beyond measure.”
“I hereby entreat the public to disregard the publication since I do not have any association with the said alleged person nor do I have a bodyguard with such name.”
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“I urge any media house that has published the news item to withdraw the publication immediately and apologize thereon, in any case within 48 hours or face the consequences of the law. I have since referred it to my lawyers for the necessary legal action. All should disregard this propaganda news item and treat with the contempt that it deserves. “
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