Investigative journalist and businessman, Raymond Archer, has opened up about the closure of his printing business during outgone governments formed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He claimed that his businesses, including IKAM, one of the biggest printing companies in Africa, were targeted by NPP governments.

Speaking in an interview on ChannelOne TV’s Face to Face, Archer indicated that one of the reasons he was targeted was his work for a company in Europe, which was undertaking key projects in Ghana.

“I can only think about one thing, which I wish we don't go into. But I think it has more to do with my work as a consultant in Europe. I worked as a consultant for a very big global risk management company. And I had become a risk advisor to one of the key projects that was happening here in Ghana.

“I felt the way the business was targeted, because I know a few things happened out there in Europe and I felt that was the reason why the business was targeted. But that's something because we are all under very terrible, strict contracts as international consultants. I feel that was the case,” he told the host of the programme, Umaru Sanda Amadu.

Archer, a member of the Operation All Recover Preparatory (ORAL) preparatory committee of President John Dramani Mahama, also stated that political considerations were behind the targeting of his businesses.

He said that all of his businesses were destroyed because of the suspicions that he had ties with the National Democratic Congress (NDC); adding that he was particularly targeted for the ‘Election Forensics’ programme he hosted on Accra-based Radio Gold.

“It's a combination of both (politics and his work as a consultant). You know, you remember Election Forensics? I know that a lot of people never really forgave us for that,” he added.

The journalist refuted the assertion that his claims on the Election Forensics that dead bodies were transported from mosques for the elections in 2008 was propaganda to help the NDC.

“You know that a minister admitted that they made those comments. Those were not allegations. Those were recordings of people discussing… You go back in recent times, a minister admitted that they actually did have that meeting,” he said.

He added, “If you are in my orbit, you would know that if I decide to do something, I won't do it because it benefits A or B. I actually value my reputation.”

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