Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe 'Abronye', has challenged former President John Mahama to as a matter of urgency refund all monies received from the State since 2019 to date if he truly feels Ghanaians are in difficult times and suffering hardships.
"I am therefore challenging the former President to as a matter of urgency refund all monies received from the State since 2019 to date if he truly feels Ghanaians are in difficult times and suffering hardships," he said.
Kwame Baffoe was responding to a statement released by the Office of the former President countering his (Kwame Baffoe) earlier statement that he (Mahama) " . . took home the fattest ex-gratia of GHc 14m in 2013..."
According to Ex-President Mahama, such "unintelligent rants" of the said Kwame Baffoe who had gained notoriety for fabricating and propagating falsehood on behalf of Nana Akufo-Addo against John Mahama is a failed decoy to suppress the national discussions about the hardship Ghanaians are going through because of the clueless, inept, hopeless incompetence and poor governance of the Akufo-Addo and Bawumia administration.
A statement signed by Joyce Bawa Mogtari, Special aide to John Mahama, was emphatic that the former President never took any such ex-gratia payment of GHc 14m in 2013 or at any other time during his 25 years of distinguished public service.
"Fortunately, ex-gratia payments are a matter of public record and are available in the office of the Chief of Staff or the Controller and Accountant General's Department."
"We challenge the office of the Chief of Staff and the Presidency to provide proof of the payment of any such amount and stop using idle miscreants among its ranks to spread falsehood," portions of the statement read.
The statement further said it will be surprising if any such payment had been made to the former President and has not been reflected in any of the numerous Auditor General's reports presented to Parliament since 2013.
In response to the former President, Kwame Baffoe said Mr. Mahama must understand that, no ex-gratia of any former President has been captured in any of the Auditor General's report since 1992.
"Mr. Mahama should bow down his head in deep shame as he still receives huge monies from government as salaries and benefits even in a time of a pandemic where the President and all his appointees have cut their salaries by 30%," he said.
Read the full statement from Kwame Baffoe
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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It is only a ***barred word*** person who wil listen to statements made by a ***barred word*** guy and conclude on them those who take those positions are by themselves like dat ***barred word*** who is refusing to understand his boss and his family have stolen openly but they still support those arm robbery gang to lead us like seriously npp is a serious economic risk to this country and all right thinking Ghanaians must rise up in 2024 and kick dem out of power be4 they sale the country it self
@Nartey what illiterates are you talking about, the man has given facts and figures, if you have documents to prove him wrong bring them and stop talking like NPP supporter. I know you as a nephew of Sam George, stop the hypocrite. If Mahama thinks the Ex-gra
Mahama is even coming for more money. He publicly spoke against salaries for president and ex presidents wives but his wife did not refund her money as Rebecca and Samira did. She kept her own and still taking that salary every month. Mahama is such a hypocrite that he does everything because of power.
All this illiterates have post in our party while graduates are sitting at home without jobs. How can npp employ this guy and pay him to make the party more unpopular. Very sad for our party npp.
the illiterate has given you facts and figure, where is yours if you think you are an intellectual. you always insult people when you don't have fact to support your argument any time there is an intellectual discussion. I believe not cultured or you were brought up in the slump.
The gentleman is talking about facts and figures. If you insult him is your own beef. In fact we have lost the battle as ghanaians. Everything about us is wrong. Putting 'square pegs in round holes' all the time. A developing country like ghana going on such a spending spree. If the person is a former president and so what?
Haha npp an arm robbery party and their clueless supporters always talk like there is no brains in their heads who can compare a village chairman like that ***barred word*** Abronye to Bawa except u are an ***barred word*** but why if npp have evidence is those payments who is stoping dem to publish dem npp agyimifo
Joyce Bawa statement was of insults to the extent that she labelled someone as "unintelligent" Now , between Joyce Bawa and Abronye who is more intelligent? Per evidence adduced by Abronye clearly shows that Mahama and the N DC are not serious to be trusted once again.
This is a big blow to mahama, he goes around to bluff as if he can do something extraordinary when you give him power he will mess up big time, never trust him
Illetrate