Presidential Candidate of the largest opposition New Patriotic Party has described as a “remarkable spectacle” President John Mahama’s decision to accept a car gift from a Burkinabe contractor.
President John Mahama has come under intense pressure in the past week following allegation of corruption leveled against him, after he received a $100,000 car gift from his Burkinabe contractor friend who has undertaken some construction works in Ghana.
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for a bipartisan investigation into the allegation to establish his complicity or otherwise in the case. The party further dared President Mahama to speak publicly to the issue.
Addressing attendees at the ongoing International Young Democrat Union’s (IYDU) Freedom Forum in Accra, Nana Akufo Addo noted that the allegation against the President is happening after many instances of proven allegations of widespread corruption in the Mahama- led government.
“I’m sure you have been here following the remarkable spectacle of our president, who has been given a $100,000 gift by a contractor and the issues that it has raised about conflict of interest, about personal integrity, code of conduct of public officers. And this is within a context where there have been persistent and many instances of proven allegations of widespread corruption in President Mahama’s government,” he said.
Meanwhile, President John Mahama while addressing the people of Ashaiman during his ‘Accounting to the people tour’ Wednesday, described the allegation as baseless.
According to the President, he is aware of a petition before the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, saying he will respond appropriately.
“It is a matter for the Commission on Human Rights. I hear there is a petition there and appropriately, we will respond to it.”
