Former President John Dramani Mahama claims that the government only paid him GH230,000 in salary arrears and that he did not receive GH14 million in ex gratia.
In an exclusive interview with TV3, Mahama called the claims made by the New Patriotic Party’s Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe alias Abronye DC “absolute lies.”
“That is a complete lie. He [Abronye DC] claims that 14 million cedis were paid into my ADB [Agricultural Development Bank] account in 2013. “I have my 2013 bank statement, and I will let you look through it to see if there is any 14 million payment,” Mahama said to Ghana Tonight host Alfred Ocansey.
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“The only payment I received from the government, Accountant General, was 230,000 cedis in salary arrears in 2013.” I’ll show you the [bank statement] first, and then we can call a group of you journalists if you want. Of course,
I don’t want to publish my bank statement, but I can put it in front of you so you can go through all of the payments and see if there is a 14 million cedis payment. I did not receive such a payment.”
Mahama admitted that he pays for his own water, electricity, rent, gas, medical care, and plane tickets.
“I only receive my monthly pension, as did [former] President Kufuor and [late former] President Rawlings before he died.” That is correct.
“They haven’t given me an office, I rent an office in East Cantonments, I pay the rent myself, I pay my own fuel, the State doesn’t give me fuel, I pay my own domestic staff, I pay my own medical bills, I pay my own air tickets when I travel…”.
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