Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team have released receipts detailing payments they made for the former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi’s trips to Dubai.
The receipts according to Anas’ team include Nyantakyi’s airfare and hotel bills.
This comes on the back of Mr Nyantakyi’s denial of claims that he was given $65, 000 as a bribe by Anas and his team.
The Anas’ piece had suggested Mr Nyantakyi accepted $65,000 in banknotes in October 2017 from a man claiming to be a member of the Qatari Royal Family.
However in an eight-page statement, Mr Nyantakyi explained that he was only given $40,000 which was not a bribe, but a refund for his air travel and accommodation.
He said the audio that painted a different picture in the story was created to present a false impression.
“It is completely false that I received $65,000 from a person claiming to be a member of the Qatari Royal Family. It also completely false that at the time the money was handed to me I was informed “that the money was for shopping” In the context of above, it is therefore false that I was handed a “large gift.”
“I was handed the sum of $40,000 only in eight bundles of $50 banknotes but not $65,000 which both the Sheikh’s agent and I understood to be reimbursement for the travel costs incurred by me, at the Sheikh’s request. It is very easy to confirm how much was given to me from the videotapes. The money was exposed before I was tricked to put in the bag personally.”
Kwesi Nyantakyi has currently lost his standing, and all positions in local and international football after Anas Aremeyaw screened his latest exposé, dubbed #Number12 which captured him [Nyantakyi] detailing how he was going to personally benefit from a supposed $15 million sponsorship money for Ghana’s league.
Nyantakyi, also detailed to the supposed investor, how he [the investor] could be given several government contracts if he pays bribes to some key government officials such as Ghana’s President and the Vice President.
It is not unclear whether these receipts cover all the trips Mr Nyantakyi made to Dubai during the period of the investigation.
Although Kwesi Nyantakyi is serving a 90-day ban from FIFA, Anas wants him banned for life for the misconduct.
Anas in a 10-page petition to the world football governing body indicated that the audio-visual evidence gathered by himself and his TigerEye PI team showed that Mr Nyantakyi had breached a number of FIFA’s regulations and codes, warranting a lifetime ban from all football activities
Kwesi Nyantakyi has resigned from his position as president of the GFA, President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B, FIFA Council, Vice President of CAF, and FIFA Associations Committee Member.
He is still being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service following a complaint filed by President Akufo-Addo after watching excerpts of Anas’ video that showed the former using the president’s name to persuade foreign investors to part with $12 million in order to facilitate the approval of government contracts for them.
The government has initiated moves to dissolve the Ghana Football Association.
It has also set up a 5-member interim committee to manage football in the country after securing a 10-day injunction on the Ghana Football Association.
Anas has again petitioned the Bank of Ghana, EOCO and other institutions to investigate Mr Nyantakyi for money laundering.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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GOD BLESS YOU ANAS
The mudslinging of bribery continues. It was Anas who started it so both will go to the gutter. "S3 Woama wo yonko antwa nkoron a wonso worentwa edu" Hollier than thou Anas" Anas it is about time you remove the "Kaakaa Motobi" and declare your assets to prove to all and sundry that your hands are clean. If you don't sue Hafiz then you are bot clean.
As its good for Anas to investigate, have we also consider the shame and humiliation he is putting our dear country into,My question is that why wont these so called BBC contract Anas to investigate their countries but chose to investigate African countries, I see this whole thing to be a plan tactics to bring our dear country down.This is not the time for us to be politicizing such important issue, this is far bigger than NPP,NDC lets all treat this issue carefully. Asked BBC if they will be happy that someone will investigate them and will not show to their security agencies b4 showing to the public , hmmmm GHANA
Nyantakyi amalefolor julor kwakwe.
ANAS used Oppong Weah to trap Nyankakyi and i can tell Ghanaians that ANAS can put anyone into trouble.He was sponsored by IBRAHIM & JD MAHAMA alongside George Oppong Weah to get Prez. Akuffo addo but Nyantakye was not smart to know all these. Mr. Prez. my Dubai team are working hard to bring all things they plotted to get Nyantakyi and for Lawyer Adjabeng pray to God and ask for 4giveness because very soon when your stuff come out you will be SORRY.
ANAS your F'AKE now we don't believe all your WORKS.You can't live behind MASK to destroy PEOPLE.You were on a mission to BRING ALL AFRICAN REFEREES DOWN because of BBC.You are a C'ROOK to certain extent and must be investigated.That mouth-mouth Lawyer Adjabeng tell him HE IS FUNNY and we will meet him at the right TIME.
you see kwasi? this is what i was talking about yesterday. you should stay away from the media. u don't know what they have against u so stop talking. meet them in court. u said the ticket was 45k but now we know it was already paid for by the anas team. now where are u going to find receipts for your trip that u took 45k for? some ghanaians are forgetting about the matter but your constant media appearance is breathing more life into the matter. just lie low
please check the date of travel....11 oct 2017 check the hotel arrival and departure date.. how can travel on the 11th, arrived on the 7Th?
WHERE IS THE PARLIAMENT UNDER COVER VIDEOS ? ALLAH IS WATHING YOU.
Nyantakyi is behaving like a chicken whose head has been cut off and it is trying to survive!!stop disgracing urself further,anyway corruption and lies are bedmates.