Member of Parliament for Bantama, Henry Kokofu has lambasted President John Dramani Mahama for distributing what looks like money to market women at Abossey Okai.
A video showing President John Mahama giving out something that is suspected to be money to some party supporters during a road campaign tour has gone viral.
Though the President's Chief of Staff has discounted the claims that he was handing out money to the market women, some critics are not in congruity with the explanation given by Mr. Julius Debrah.
“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 told Joy FM, adding he believes "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. It is also possible that it could be a leaflet..."
Speaking on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo', Hon. Kokofu wondered why the President would give money to market women at Abossey Okai when people in his hometown, Bole Bamboi, are living an impoverished life.
According to him, the President's hometown Bole Bamboi has been recorded as the 7th poorest district in the nation with the residents struggling to make ends meet.
He further bemoaned the neglect of the vicinity, saying the residents have also been complaining bitterly about their poor water system.
Hon. Kokofu held strongly if the President has so much money to dash out, he should remember his own people and put measures in place to improve their living conditions.
“When you go to the poverty map designed by the government, it is the highest debt inequality in Northern Region. It is the third highest debt of poverty in the Northern Region. 7th poorest district in Ghana; 79.4% of the people there are below the poverty line of 3 cedis 50 pesewas," he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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How would God not punish you and your flagbearer as you keep peddling lies against John mahama. It is clear to me that president Mahama gave some money to about three people. If the president was given money to influence voters, I am sure he would have been throwing the money in the air that could have caused stampede considering the large crowd. NPP's spin is one of the reasons why they would never be back in power. The spins disgust floating voters.
omg,this ***barred word*** man can be an mp in only the ashianti region,what a ffoolish and nnonsesical talk,so he expect the president to change his home town to las vegas and make everyone in his home town a millonaire?
And what did Kufour give his poor ashnatis in his hometown? When Kufour got his money, he bought himself a hotel in Accra.
NDC fanatics, can tickle or ***barred word*** themselves. The video is very clear. Mahama time is over, he is trying to hold straw to Stand, but Ghanaians have already decided. Away NDC! He can share the cash he want, it won't save him from defeat.
NPP communication goes wrong.I have been privy to a meeting conducted by NPP in Ayawaso West wogon where this diabolical plan was hatched to echo any little thing about this government.But the truth is, you cannot engage in political communication of the sort when the masses already knows the truth.The President did not shared money so the NPP would not reap any political capital out this.Any any case we all as individuals carry money in our pockets and hand bags and sometimes help our friends.So what is wrong if the President also help a his crying fiend as a result of her eggs been trumped upon ?
and yet we hear everyday mahatma paper .what dat paper self me I no know am ooo sombodi tell me
What a gargantuan nose? The president gave the money to a seller whose merchandise got damaged by some men who wanted to get a glimpse of the president. What is wrong with this? People in his hometown are poor and so there are Ashantis in your constituency who are also poor, even though Kufour was one time a president of Ghana nad he never made them rich.
The President is very confused and does not know what to do.He sees his exit and wants to do everything to please people, but the more he does this,the more he becomes unpopular
Oh Kokofu how can GH50 build a whole village.
look at this dummy, they know mahama didn't share money but they will insist and push this uselesssssssss and baselesssssssss agenda against mahama. He will win and win one touch that I can assure you dummy