The former President, John Dramani Mahama has denied claims by the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwame Baffoe alias Abronye DC, that he was paid GHS14 million as ex-gratia in 2013.
“We urge the public to ignore the unintelligent rants of the said Kwame Baffoe who has gained notoriety for fabricating and propagating falsehood on behalf of Nana Akufo- Addo against John Mahama. His claims are false”
In a statement signed by the Special Aide to the H.E Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, said “President Mahama has never taken any such ex-gratia payment of GHC14 million in 2013 or at any other time during his 25 years of distinguished public service.”
President Mahama challenged the office of the Chief of Staff and the Presidency to provide proof of the payment of the said amount.
“We know it is a stock in trade of President Akufo-Addo and his cronies to launch a campaign of calumny and false allegations against the personality of President Mahama anytime they have their backs against the wall,” the statement added.
According to the statement the claims by Mr. Baffoe is a failed decoy to suppress the national discussions about the hardship Ghanaians are going through.
The statement reiterated that President Mahama in the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will run an administration with a leaner government and “far less ministers than Ghana has ever seen and ensure a cut in waste and exercise of frugality in everything the government does.”
