Peacefmonline.com can confirm that Mr. Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Dramani Mahama, has been asked to pay a sum of GHC 12.7 million to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO).
He is to make the payment by Monday, 8th May 2017.
Two days ago, Mr. Ibrahim Mahama was picked up by the EOCO to answer questions over some dud cheques he issued to the Customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) at the Tema Port to clear some heavy duty equipment he had imported.
It was also alleged that he was also questioned on some fraudulent deals he may have made as claimed by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyepong.
Following the interrogation, he was ordered by the EOCO to submit his passport to the State investigative body on Wednesday, April 19.
NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, George Nartey later told Class FM in an interview that Ibrahim's passport has not been seized.
He was categorical that Ibrahim still has his passport in his (Ibrahim's) possession because he is not a "flight risk".
In latest developments, Mr. Mahama is to pay up the 12.7 million cedis and the amount represents duty for goods he cleared at the Tema Port with dud cheques in 2015 plus interest.
The interest on the amount was worked by the Ghana Revenue Authority.
The order was communicated to Mr. Mahama on Friday morning, April 21, 2017 at the EOCO head office.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Ghana! WOYOME money still in limbo! Hotel Kuffour swept under the rug. Truth must be applied to all.
Pay the money back and prepare to go to jail. These Mahama guys are greedy thifs
nea onipa gu no ɛno ara otwa
Case die .Ghanaian politics
As for this people de3 if they did not loose the election, like they would have stolen every property of ours, but thanks be to God we have an incorruptible president and Vice as well as MPs like Hon.Ken Agyapong. They pay to themselves monthly allowance to themselves as YEA beneficiaries who are not even at work. so they should be arrested and prosecuted. but for me I can't wait to welcome the special prosecutor.
Those calling for John Mahama to lead the NDC again are quite mindless. With all these kind of brouhaha, I strongly believe it wouldn't be wise for even John Mahama to present himself for re-election. What is going on is a dent on the image of the mahamas and the earlier they take the back seat the better for them and the ndc party. There are equally quality leaders in the party who can do better job than John Mahama. If I had my own way I would have appointed Hanna tetteh to lead the NDC. Having travelled the world as the foreign minister, she had met with world leaders, and as a smart woman she had learnt so much. Nana addo would not be a hard match for her.
that from EOCO government must retrieve every amount they have stolen and even prosecute them.
Haba Ghana! Sometimes, I wish the Rawlings' housecleaning days were back in Ghana. How can this man issue dud checks repeatedly for equipment he imported into the country, then used the equipment to get OVERPRICED and OVER-BLOATED payments for shoddy or no work done through dubiously awarded government contracts, only made to pay GH12.5 Million?. This man and his brother and immediate family have destroyed Ghana for their selfish gains. Ex-President RAWLINGS, where are you to do the JOB for us?
If you owe 100 and issue a check of 100, and unfortunately what you have in your account is 99, the 1 left renders your check dud, because it cannot be paid. In a case like this, how can you say the one who issued the check is criminal.
dud cheque noun a cheque which cannot be cashed because the person writing it does not have enough money in the account to pay it.