A video and pictorial evidence has gone viral of President John Dramni Mahama giving out something that is suspected to be money to some party supporters during a road campaign tour.
With the song of 'Mahama paper' blaring, the president John Mahama, standing in his open-top vehicle at Abossey Okai and swapping gentle waves and chants with traders from the sunroof of his vehicle, is seen handing out what looks like cash to market women.
The video which has gone viral was obviously shot with a phone by someone who seemed to have been monitoring proceedings from the balcony of a storey building.
Many have accused the president of ‘vote buying’ ahead of December 7, elections.
However, his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah has debunked the claims saying the video could have been doctored.
Speaking to JOY FM, Julius Debrah emphatically stated that – the president under no circumstance carry money on him during such trips - therefore it is impossible that he could hand out cash to anyone.
“That is something people have not taken notice of, presidents don’t carry money around. I never knew until I got to the presidency,” he said.
Mr Debrah who is yet to see the circulated video also said that - “I believe sincerely that knowing President Mahama, he wouldn’t deliberately go to a market place and start throwing money around. He is a very experienced person.
“Having worked with him closely I believe that under no circumstance will he be throwing money around,” he stressed.
Adding that – “It is also possible that it could be a leaflet. Anytime the president walks he does not carry cash on him and that is the tradition from generation so I will be very very surprised if the president had cash on him."
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Why does it look like you have to become a liar to work in NDC. One incident, and just look at the different comments from the government. First Kofi Adams said, there is nothing wrong with the President giving out money, then Julius Debra said it cannot be true, the President does not carry money on him, then Kofi Adams again said it was just leaflets and finally the President came out to say it was money for a crying baby when in actual fact the video says that it was not just one time but at least three times he handed out money. It is possible that there was more but only the three was captured in the this particular video. Come on NDC this is a new age, people have their own cameras and capture stuff themselves, we will not depend on your lies.
Is this man really the chief of staff? You have not watched the video yet you want to comment on it. Why are you guessing when you can ask the president what exactly he was distributing. Does this man talk to the president at all?
HAHAHAHAHAH! NDC! THERE WERE PEOPLE AROUND THE CAR YET THE PRESIDENT CALL A LADY IN THE CROWD AND GIVE HER MONEY. DOES SHARING OF LEAFLET ALSO HAVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT? WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE LEAFLET? MAY BE NDC GURUS HAVE ONLY ONE EYE
"If its a goats, say its a sheep. And if its a sheep, say its a cow". Baba Jamal
Such kweku ananse story. Even kindergarten kids will know it's lies. Many more people are more intelligent than you guys to lie to. How could you lie to people who have given you their mandate to rule. People are more awake now due to your numerous lies and selfishness. Go tell that to your kids home and ask for their opinion after watching the clip. Have the fear of God in you, guys
leaflets? Are you serious, what do you people take Ghanaians for? Leaflets were being given out and he called a few people from the crowd and gave them leaflets, thought leaflets should be made public so why a few selected? You see, some lies don't add up.
Speak the truth, and the truth will set you free. If you speak the truth there will be no need for you to struggle to defend. From what I saw in the video, the Preseident gave out money to specific people, for me it was either he got moved by the people involved, they were people he knew or they said something that moved him. To say he was sharing leaflets, please, please, please. If it was leaflets it would have been given to everybody. It can be true that the President does not carry money with him, how about the people with him? You ould clearly see he collected it from somewhere still in his car.
OHHHHHHHHHH JULIUS DEBRAH RIGHT NOW YOU ARE ONE OF THE PROPAGANDIST AND A CHIEF LIAR OF THE NDC ADMINISTRATION? HMMMMMMMMMMMM TIME WILL TELL OK FOR WE SHALL SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OHHHHHHHH