The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama’s spokesperson, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has steadfastly maintained that her boss is incorruptible.
This claim is made in spite of a recent article in Ben Ephson’s Daily Dispatch claiming that some appointees in Mahama’s previous administration spent more than $8 million on opulent mansions in Dubai.
Bawah Mogtari denounced Ben Ephson in a statement on Tuesday, June 25, for trying to damage former President Mahama’s reputation.
She accused Mr. Ephson of trying to deflect attention from the urgent problem of state capture by purposefully disregarding the widespread corruption in the current Akufo-Addo administration.
The report was criticised by Bawa Mogtari as a “syndicated” attempt to divert attention from the public and damage Mahama’s standing.
“The current NPP syndicated story is merely another tactic to deflect attention from the serious state capture that is taking place under this regime. It cleverly uses Mahama’s name as a distraction.
“In recent weeks, there has been talk about the extraordinary extent of looting of governmental lands and properties. Thus, this syndicated report is merely one more attempt to divert the public’s attention.
Joyce Bawah Mogtari claimed that John Dramani Mahama’s reputation cannot be damaged by the false charges that Ben Ephson and the New Patriotic Party are spreading since he has been cleared of all wrongdoing by their persistent smear operations.
“Mahama stands vindicated from all their mudslinging, and no amount of loose and imagined associations from Ben Ephson and his NPP cronies can reverse this immovable fact.”
The former president is ready to take back office and carry out a comprehensive strategy for Ghana’s economic revival, according to the spokesperson for Mr. Mahama.
She also pledged that Mahama would look into and prosecute dishonest officials in the current NPP administration who have been charged with misconduct and poor management in order to guarantee accountability and transparency.
“You can be confident that Mr. Mahama will take back the presidency in order to revive Ghana’s economy and hold dishonest NPP officials accountable.”
