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Asamoah Gyan & His People Say They Should Have Answered Journalist-Daniel Kenu’s Question About Castro’s Sacrifice & That They Made a MISTAKE | Just Like I Said…

Asamoah Gyan and Baffour Gyan
Asamoah Gyan and Baffour Gyan

When it emerged that Daniel Kenu, a journalist with the Graphic newspaper had been assaulted by some macho men hired by Baffour Gyan (Asamoah Gyan’s older brother), many people condemned the attack while maintaining, that the question the journalist asked which brought about this was indeed stupid.

Furious about the attack on the journalist and Asamoah Gyan’s failure to ride on that question to clear certain rumours which he has today cleared at a Press Conference, I wrote an article saying;

“From what I’ve heard, the ‘absurd’ question the journalist asked was to get a confirmation or otherwise from Asamoah Gyan on whether he actually “sacrificed” his friend-Theophilus Tagoe popularly known as Castro for riches—considering the mystery surrounding Castro’s recent disappearance at Ada.

This question may seem unnecessary in relation to the timing but no one can totally ignore the fact that the hovering superstitions and speculations somewhat make this a valid question—and if a journalist wants to ask, he has every right, be it legal or moral to ask.

Asamoah Gyan has a RIGHT to answer or choose not to answer and for a person in his position, answering the question even if he thought it was absurd would have been the best option.

I do not think it would have taken much of his breath or taken anything away from him to have just answered with a smile by saying; that is a far-fetched superstition and nonsense; I do not know anything about this and I can never do this to anyone, talk of my own friend I love.”

In the same article, I also mentioned that;

“I’ve heard some pretty absurd questions being thrown at world leaders and politicians including President Obama, David Cameroon, Tony Blair and the others—but I am yet to hear that any of those who simply asked the questions have been beheaded or beaten.

Just as Carl Sagan, in his work-The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark stated: “There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question”.

And I will add that, no person deserves to be beaten for simply asking a question, even if the question is self-styled to be stupid.

Asamoah Gyan, his brother-Baffour Gyan and all those who are in support of this caveman brutality must bow their heads in shame…”

Today, Asamoah Gyan and his people have accepted my position, saying, they should have grabbed that opportunity the journalist presented to address the Castro sacrifice rumour—and that they made a big MISTAKE.

Check below for what they said about this at their Press Conference…

The wild allegations and rumours prompted Daniel Kenu, the Ashanti Regional Editor of the Daily Graphic, to pose his now famous question to Asamoah Gyan – in a bid to offer the captain of the Black Stars an opportunity to clear his name.

On hindsight, it seems to us that Daniel Kenu was not actuated by malice. Perhaps he meant well and on an occasion different from the one in which the question was posed, it may not have evoked the emotional response it did. And perhaps we should have taken the opportunity to lay to rest these wicked allegations and rumours. However, the question caused Asamoah Gyan great distress. And the debate will forever rage as to the propriety or otherwise of the question.

Yet our reaction to the question could have been better handled. We should have just ignored him and we wished we had done just that.

We deeply regret one thing. We regret the presence of Baffour Gyan at the location where Daniel Kenu was roughed up. He was still fuming over Daniel Kenu’s question posed to his brother earlier. And he confronted him angrily. A few unhappy words were spoken in the heat of the situation.

We regret this incident especially because it created an avenue for some young men, who were present, to rough the journalist up. Baffour Gyan ought to have known that some of these young men are prone to fighting causes for football stars and his angry outburst at Daniel Kenu may unintentionally send a signal to them to get physical. We apologize for Baffour Gyan’s angry outburst at Daniel Kenu. It was uncalled for and we believe it will not be repeated.



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  1. Dear journalist we are sick and tired of your arrogance toward stars and africans in general who do you think you are ? i think this law ” liberty of speech” his giving you wings,so let me warm you ,let me tell you that you’re absolutly wrong to think you can hide yourself behind a law to ask stupid question to people,and i dislike the fact that when things goes you react by comparing african and white people it’s always the same song if “it’s was in Europe things would have been different ,white people are not barbarians like africans and so on and so for” let me tell you, you’re wrong live in France and several times i have witness fight between stars and journalists or stars against the public and serious fights,where people have been insulted and beaten like mad and all this as a result of a stupid behaviour from a journalist or someone in the public and yet the law you cherish so much have been created over there,so stop your noise and put in your minds that if in Europe,Usa a journalist can be beaten by a star for being stupid in Africa we won’t let you be,so behave yourselves we all know the law,but we’re also aware that we can’t use it anyhow it’s not a super power,so don’t you think you are superhumans dear journalists,the question asked to Asamoah was very stupid and totally out of context the conference was about afcon not his private life.And look at what you’re saying “he should have smiled and answered” who do you take people for robot? who would have smiled face to this question? you mister writer would you smile? i think you journalists are being totaly out of reality,you better wake and stop behaving like fools this law ,won’t protect you from people no matter where you are in this world,you think you are smart you want to terrorize people with your so called knowledge,we also live on this planet so we know,if it’s was in Europe the journalist would have been insulted and thrown out let me tell you that,and no police would have been involved,so becarfull.

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