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Claim: Some Facebook users claimed Kwesi Pratt Jnr said Asiedu Nketia would not attain Ghana’s presidency.
Verdict: False! Kwesi Pratt Jnr has denied ever making the statement. DUBAWA also found no evidence of the quote in any credible interview, speech, publication, or media report.
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Succession, party leadership, and potential presidential ambitions within the two major political parties shape political conversations in Ghana. Asiedu Nketia, the national chairman of the ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been rumoured to be eyeing the nation’s top seat.
Amidst the rumour, a Facebook page, Ghana Today, made a post (archived here) on June 20, 2026, quoting Kwesi Pratt Jnr, as saying, “Even if God is angry with Ghana, I don’t think he will give us a President like Asiedu Nketia.”
Mr Pratt is a veteran journalist and the managing editor of the Insight Newspaper.
As of June 21, 2026, the post had generated over 1,400 likes, 342 comments, and 158 reshares.
The post was also found here, here, here, and here, with many appearing to believe Kwesi genuinely made the statement.
Mortty Peter commented, “The truth is bitter, but it always remains the truth.” Ayuuba Bentsi expressed disagreement, saying, “I strongly disagree with the tone of this statement. It’s essential to maintain a level of respect when discussing public figures.”
Selina Asare Orator questioned why Kwesi Pratt would allegedly make such a statement about Mr Asiedu, whilst Yaw Cantaata expressed surprise that the alleged criticism was directed at the chairman of Kwesi’s perceived political side or ideological camp.
DUBAWA decided to verify the claim, given its potential to dent Kwesi’s and Asiedu’s reputations.
Verification
DUBAWA conducted searches across major news websites, social media platforms, and publicly available interviews to locate the source of the purported statement. However, no video, audio recording, transcript, speech, interview, or credible publication containing the quote was found.
DUBAWA also reviewed publicly available content from Pan African TV, a media organisation founded and owned by Kwesi, but found no evidence that he had made the statement. However, they described the claim as fake news on their Facebook page on June 22, 2026.
To further verify the claim, DUBAWA contacted Kwesi by phone and text. In a telephone interview, he categorically denied ever making the statement. “It’s false, it’s false. I’ve never said that anywhere,” he said, which he subsequently confirmed via text message.
Further checks by DUBAWA found that the social media posts sharing the claim attributed to Kwesi Pratt Jnr did not provide any source, interview, programme, speech, date, or publication where the statement was allegedly made.
The denial directly contradicts the claim contained in the Facebook post. It is not the first time posts published by Ghana Today have come under scrutiny for often containing sensational or poorly sourced claims.
DUBAWA messaged Ghana Today’s Facebook page to request evidence to validate the claim, but received no response as of June 25, 2026.
The absence of a verifiable source, coupled with Kwesi Pratt’s denial, raises serious concerns about the quote’s authenticity.
Conclusion
DUBAWA found no evidence that Kwesi Pratt Jnr made the claimed statement. Kwesi Pratt and the Pan-African Television also denied making the statement, describing it as false. Therefore, the claim is false.
This report was produced under the 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT Fellowship, co-hosted by DUBAWA and the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC), with support from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).
