General News of Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Source: mynewsgh.com
Former President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has reacted to news that he received an amount of 8 million dollars from embattled President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi.
JoyNews Evans Mensah had claimed Mr Nyantakyi in a statement to the Criminal Investigations Department, CID, of the Ghana Police on May 23 reportedly disclosed that an amount of $8 million was given to Mr Mahama and the NDC ahead of 2016 elections.
The multimedia outlet alleged that the CID are investigating whether or not the money was sent, how it was sent, if at all it was and who received what amount by John Mahama. The CID they say, are also looking into a possible breach of financial laws if indeed the amount of money was sent.
The former president in reaction wrote on his Twitter page:
“Over the years, people have fought and in some cases paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we enjoy today. When a supposedly respected media house like Multimedia allows itself to be used for such base political propaganda, it besmirches our common honour and the sacrifices that we have made as a people.”
Over the years people fought & in some cases paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we enjoy today. When a supposedly respected media house like Multimedia allows itself to be used for political propaganda, it besmirches our common honour & the sacrifices we’ve made as a people
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) June 5, 2018