Vitus Azeem, an Anti-corruption crusader and former Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, has questioned award-winning investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas about his exposé on Parliament.
Vitus Azeem recounted that Anas revealed some years ago that he had another exposé on the legislature, but to date, he has yet to release it.
He disclosed that the said investigative report was previewed to a group of people but never made it to the public for some reasons unknown to him.
Vitus Azeem alleged that some powerful people might have been notified of the exposé, blocking it from being published.
He, however, noted that Anas published his exposé on the judiciary despite the powers that were at play, but has chosen not to publish that of Parliament.
Speaking during a panel discussion at the 2026 National Forum on Media and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana held in Accra, Vitus Azeem stated, “He (Anas) mentioned that he had another exposé on the legislature, that is, Parliament, and that he was going to release it soon. How many years now? It hasn’t come out.”
“Because he gave a copy of it or an extract of it to the leadership of Parliament, and somebody said, ‘This cannot be published, you cannot put this in the public domain… Why did they not publish it?’” he fumed.
He further added, “When Anas released his exposé on the judiciary, he called anti-corruption agencies and CSOs to a meeting. It was a Sunday afternoon at GSC… The aim was to solicit our support because he probably expected some backlash or some attacks from members of the judiciary and other people.
“So there is a need for non-journalists and other anti-corruption agencies to come together to always support and defend journalists who report on these things,” he said.
In related news, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, has accused Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas of operating like a terrorist.
According to Kwesi Nyantakyi, he had no direct interaction with Anas during the undercover operation.
Mr Nyantakyi on Joy News claimed that Anas failed to show up in court testify against him, because whatever he did was a hoax.
Speaking on Accra-based JoyNews TV on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, Mr Nyantakyi stated, “Anas claims that he did the Number 12 exposé on me, but I never met him. He operated in the way a terrorist would in another country, and when there is a bombing somewhere, he says, ‘I am the one.’ That was what he did. So, I have nothing against him”.
“This is a man who said he has done an investigation on corruption that involved me. For five years now, he has been asked to come to court and testify against me, and he never showed up,” he said.
“This means that whatever he did is a hoax. If he believed in it, he would have come to court to be cross-examined,” he added.
“Because nobody can be condemned in this country unless you are given a fair hearing. If you have not been given that hearing, then you cannot be condemned by the law,” he said.
“I don’t think about him. I hold nothing against him. I blame myself,” he said.