APOLOGY TO HON. PAUL APREKU TWUM-BARIMAH, ESQ.

The New Republic wishes to issue this unqualified apology to Honourable Paul Apreku Twum-Barimah, Esq., former Member of Parliament for the Donnaa East Constituency, concerning our publication dated 14th April 2026.
On that date, we published a front-page and online article titled “GHC 1.3M VANISHED IN ‘GHOST LAPTOPS’ SCANDAL” regarding an alleged procurement fraud involving Jofasm Limited and officials of Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL). Although Hon. Twum-Barimah’s name did not appear in the body of the article, his image was prominently featured alongside the story.
We acknowledge that this was a genuine error arising from an editorial oversight in our photo selection process. A file image was used without proper verification of its relevance to the story. There was no intention to suggest any wrongdoing whatsoever by Hon. Twum-Barimah.
We hereby confirm and accept that Hon. Twum-Barimah has no association, interest, shareholding, or any form of relationship with Jofasm Limited. Furthermore, he has never engaged in any dealings or contractual arrangements with Ghana Digital Centres Limited regarding the procurement of laptops.
The publication, by wrongly associating his image with allegations of criminal conduct, caused him distress and harm to his reputation. We deeply regret this mistake and its consequences.
Accordingly, we unconditionally apologise to Hon. Paul Apreku Twum-Barimah, Esq. We have retracted and deleted the said publication from all our platforms, and we hereby publish this apology with the same prominence as the original article.
We respect Hon. Twum-Barimah’s hard-earned reputation and assure him and the public that we have strengthened our editorial processes to prevent any recurrence.

Signed,

The Editor
The New Republic