Businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye, popularly known as RNAQ, has categorically denied allegations that he physically assaulted his former wife, Joana, describing the claims as baseless and part of what he believes is a deliberate agenda to tarnish his reputation.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with media personality Deloris Frimpong Manso on The Delay Show, Mr Quaye confronted the swirling accusations head-on, firmly rejecting any suggestion of domestic abuse.
“I can’t even beat my children, not to even beat my wife. I have never beaten my wife before,” he stated emphatically when asked directly whether he had ever laid hands on his former spouse.
A video circulating online has been widely linked to the abuse allegations. Mr Quaye acknowledged awareness of the footage but cast serious doubt on its authenticity and the intentions behind its spread.
“I have seen that video circulating, which talks about me beating my wife, and, as I said, there is a clear agenda on me. I don’t know where they got that video from,” he said.
He further argued that in the current digital age, visual evidence can be easily manipulated or misrepresented. “In today’s world, people can even do makeup that looks like someone has been beaten. Second, she may have had an encounter with someone and gotten a swollen face and used it as a video. Because you see, that purported video that I saw, people believe in it, there were none of me in that video.”
Beyond denying the allegations, Mr Quaye expressed deep concern about what he described as the public’s readiness to accept the claims without adequate scrutiny.
“I keep watching the video, and I asked myself, does it mean anyone who comes to make allegations about me or accuse me would be believed? How can we live in a society like this? This is cruelty. I think anyone who believed her by watching that video where I did not show up and made a conclusion has made a great injustice to me,” he said.
Mr Quaye reiterated that he has never abused any woman and maintained that the allegations are unfounded.