Kwamina Bartels-Enquirer Wahala

...The story, as captured in the ‘Enquirer’ by Palaver
It all started when The Enquirer’ Editor-In-Chief, Raymond Archer together with the News Editor of the paper went to Interior minister, Kwamena Bartels’ office for an interview following a letter from his lawyers asking for that meeting regarding an explosive story The Enquirer has been investigating for the past one year.

After almost an hour of questions and answers, the interview session came to a close, with the Editor-In-Chief excited about the conclusion of his one-year project.

A visibly worried Bartels who insisted on recording the interview chose to make some closing remarks to crown the session, remarks which later opened a can of worms and later revealed the true nature and character of the man we have entrusted with the security of the nation.

“You see, journalists in this country have become a whole group of people. Do You Know a lady called Vida Tawiah?”

"No” Raymond Archer answered.

“You sure you don’t know any journalist Vida Tawiah? You sent Vida Tawiah to come and collect $10,000 from me because you promised that if I gave you $10,000, well I recorded her.

Visibly shocked by the new twist, the minister was giving the story, Mr. Archer asked: “Me? Hahahahahaha! where does she work?” but the Minister did not answer the question.

Raymond Archer who was beginning to boil, tried to speak, but the Minister interrupted saying “No, No, you know some of you have been living on blackmail, you have been living on blackmail”.

The Enquirer’s Editor-In-Chief then cut in and said, “Hon. Minister, there have been several people who have gone to press conference in the name of the Enquirer and who have done so many other things. I have no clue, there are times when people call me and I had to rush there, there are other times when I had to rush to the press centre because somebody had gone to ask a question and identified herself as being from the Enquirer, I am sure it is the same girl”.

Before he could land, Bartels who was busy recording his allegations on tape said again “You sent Vida Tawiah to, I have got her number, I will give her number to you. I got the BNI”

At this point, the editor-in-chief, who could not believe what Bartels was saying burst into laughter and said, “Hon. Minister, listen, I am telling you” but the Minister cut in again and said “this is the kind of journalism we are getting in this country?”

But Raymond Archer told him that he had no clue about the lady in question, and that he had neither seen, spoken to her, nor ever had an interaction with the so-called blackmail messenger.

At this point, Raymond who was almost losing control of his temper said, “I am here, if you like call right now on the phone. I am here, Raymond Archer is here, let her talk to me that I sent her, I haven’t seen any woman like that and I can tell you, this is not the kind of journalism I do, there is no way I will ever collect money or bribe from anybody, in my book it just doesn’t happen. I can tell you from today, I have never taken money from a single person for a story. I have options, Hon. Minister, journalism is what I do, I do so many other things that can earn me $10,000 so please”.

But Bartels said he refused to give her the money but said he taped his female journalist friend. “I recorded her, he reiterated.

But Mr. Archer insisted that Hon. Bartels should call the said Vida Tawiah for a confrontation saying “You call her”
Finally Hon. Bartels called the said Vida Tawiah, what came out of the phone call and later events were a shocker.

Hon. Bartels: “Vida, this is Kwamena Bartels, your Raymond Archer is here. Your Raymond Archer man is here”

At this time, Raymond Archer snatched the phone from Hon. Bartels and spoke to the “Vida Tawiah” on a speaker phone.

Raymond: Hello Vida Tawiah, Hello madam, My name is Raymond Archer Do you know me?”

Vida: Yes, how are you?

Raymond: “am fine thank you. Do you know me?

Vida: We have not met personally.

Raymond: Have I ever spoken to you

Vida: No

Raymond: Did I send you to Hon. Bartels.

Vida: No you haven’t done that

Raymond: Did I send you to go and collect $10,000 for me? Did I send you to Hon. Bartels to go and collect money on my behalf?

Mr. Archer whose anger had reached its zenith then woke up and gave the phone to Hon. Bartels who said to Vida Tawiah

Bartels: “Didn’t you come and talk to me that Raymond Archer had sent you to come and collect $10,000.

Vida: No, maybe you did not hear me correctly.

Bartels: “JESUS CHRIST” (Bartels shouted.)

Vida: I did mention Raymond Archer’s name but I didn’t say that he was the one that asked me to come. I told you that it was somebody, a friend of mine, who you said why do I trust him so much. And if you recall, I never said it was Raymond Archer who asked me to come.

Hon. Bartels: Suddenly you are singing a totally different new song

Vida: Say again

Hon. Bartels: You are singing a totally new song.

Vida: Oh Please don’t do this.

Stay tuned for exclusive tape of how Bartels plotted this frame up.