The elite East Legon Govt Membership has formally denied widespread rumours linking embattled businessman Isaac Kofi Oduro Boateng, popularly often known as Kofi Boat, to its membership.
In a report shared by famend leisure blogger Eugene Osafo-Nkansah, often known as Nkonkonsa, the management of the celebrated social and health group clarified that Kofi Boat was by no means an official member. This comes after hypothesis on social media recommended he had shut ties with the membership previous to his latest arrest.
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The East Legon Govt Membership, based by enterprise mogul Dr Osei Kwame Regardless of, reportedly communicated to Nkonkonsa that the allegations had been false.
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Kofi Boat has by no means been a member of the East Legon Govt Membership, the membership was quoted as saying. This response immediately challenges claims by former UTV presenter Afia Schwarzenegger and others who recommended Kofi Boat was a part of the high-profile group.
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Social media customers had circulated previous footage of the businessman attending a funeral the place a number of membership members had been additionally current. Nevertheless, the membership insisted this was purely coincidental and never indicative of membership.
Kofi Boat is at present on the centre of a high-profile worldwide investigation involving allegations of economic crimes amounting to thousands and thousands of {dollars}. On Friday, 13 June 2025, he was arrested in a joint operation by Interpol, america Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Ghana Police.
He was arrested alongside two different suspects — Inusah Ahmed, often known as Pascal and the proprietor of PAC Academy, and Derrick Van Yeboah. A fourth suspect, Patrick Kwame Asare, is reportedly on the run.
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The embattled businessman and his alleged accomplices are dealing with extradition to america after being indicted by the District Court docket for the Southern District of New York. The US Division of State issued a proper extradition request by its embassy in Accra.
On Friday, 20 June 2025, Kofi Boat appeared earlier than the Gbese District Court docket in Accra for an extradition listening to. The case was subsequently adjourned to Thursday, 26 June 2025, for additional deliberations.
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Kofi Boat’s arrest has sparked widespread commentary on-line, with netizens dissecting his relationships and social ties. His public recognition by dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, who beforehand referred to him as a godfather, has added gasoline to the general public discourse.
In the meantime, the East Legon Govt Membership’s swift denial seeks to distance the group from the continued controversy as authorized proceedings proceed.
