Inusah's dramatic U-turn - I did not rig Ablekumah elections

The Ghanaian Chronicle reports that barely 48 hours after a 100 million cedis libel suit had been filed against him, Alhaji Issaka Inusah, the controversial cheer-leader of the NDC flagbearer Professor Atta Mills' team has made a sudden U-turn.

He has denied the story attributed to him as saying the New Patriotic Party (NPP) rigged the 1996 Ablekuma bye-elections in a statement at an NDC rally at Takoradi on Sunday.

According to him, his lack of proper understanding of the Akan language led him to make the statement that he was part of the NPP team that rigged the bye-election.

"What I wanted to say was that I was a member of the NPP as a political party that rigged the elections", he said in fluent Fanti, distancing himself from the categorical statement of facts that he had made over the last several days and ignited insecurity and controversies.

He said that calls for his arrest for committing such a serious crime of rigging was uncalled for because he was not a participant. He still insists however that the bye-election was rigged and would make facts available and make sure those involved are imprisoned.