National Democratic Congress (NDC) national communications director Sammy Gyamfi has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has not been able to prove any corruption against former President John Dramani in the eight years since it came to power. Stated. .
In Sammy Gyamfi’s view, Mr Mahama was not corrupt. Rather, he cited the vice president for his involvement in corruption allegations in the PDS scandal.
“Please remove Mr Bawumia and we will prosecute him… You have been in power for eight years and we have not found any corrupt practices against Mr Mahama,” he said on February 10. He said this while replying to Akbar Yusif Rohula Khomeini on TV3’s Key Points on Sunday and Saturday. , an aide to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said former President John Dramani Mahama was incurably corrupt.
Mr Akbar said Mr Mahama lacked integrity in the fight against corruption.
He was responding to Sammy Gyamfi’s earlier comment on the show that Dr Bawumia is a habitual liar.
Mr Sammy Gyamfi accused Dr Bawumia of spreading falsehoods in 2016 and 2020 and got away with it to win elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), but this time he will not be able to do so.
“It is very funny that the friends of the nuclear power plant and Bawumia think they can fool the public with lies again.
“Ghanaians are wide awake. Gone are the days when Bawumia could get away with lectures full of lies, as we saw in the opposition. He got away with it in 2016 and 2020, but in 2024 There will be no third time lucky a year. All the propaganda about him being an economic savior and having a magic wand has been exposed.
Reacting to Dr. Bawumia’s speech, he said, “The people have no confidence or trust in Mr. Bawumia. His people are faced with the challenge of marketing a candidate who is a chronic liar.” Ta.
Akbar also commented on the same program, saying, “As a passionate defender of Mahama, I don’t think he should use the word credibility, especially when it comes to issues that plague corruption.” Mr. Mahama is the only politician I know at the highest level who is incorrigibly corrupt, there is no doubt about that.
“In February 2009, the court established conclusively that Mr. Mahama was in constant email conversation with Airbus executives as of February 2009, according to the Federal Court’s report on the infamous Airbus scandal.” .
“We have also heard that a series of investigations by the Special Counsel have clearly established that Mr. Mahama is a designated Government Official 1, using his brother’s name as an intermediary. It was this man who took $8 worth of bribes.” There was a multi-million dollar transaction with a fake company registered in Spain, and the fake company withdrew $3 million from the money and paid $500,000. He sent more than $10,000 to Mr. Mahana. ”
He added: “Certainly if we are in an effectively functioning democratic culture, Mr Mahama should not be leading any political party to the polls. This man has a reputation as a corrupt man. He is known both domestically and internationally.In fact, in an interview with the BBC, he was asked, “Have you ever accepted a bribe?” As a human being or as a president, he asked a bored question. When Dr. Bawumia spoke at UPSA, he proudly declared that as a human being and as the Vice President, he is not corrupt. ”