The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Ketu South Constituency, Fiifi Kwetey, has asked Ghanaians to reject claims by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that President John Mahama tried bribing the NPP’s Northern Regional Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu.
According to him, the one who made the allegation, Mustapha Hamid, spokesperson of the NPP’s flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, lacks credibility and should be ignored.
The opposition at a press conference addressed by Mustapha Hamid, alleged that the President and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama tried to bribe Bugri Naabu with a brand new V6 Mitsubishi, a brand New V8 Land Cruiser and GHc 3.3 million for him to resign from his party and further paint Nana Akufo-Addo as a dictator and “an anti-northerner.”
But Fiifi Kwetey while speaking at the Setting the Records Straight forum held on Wednesday, accused Mustapha Hamid of personally asking the NDC to bribe him in 2002/2003 since he was ready to cross carpet to the NDC.
Fiifi Kwetey, who is also the Minister of Transport, narrated that Mustapha Hamid had wanted Dr. Obed Asamoah, former NDC financier, to give him huge sums of money so he could denounce NPP; but such did not happen.
Fiifi Kwetey said Hamid is however unreliable, hence the allegations he leveled against the President should be disregarded.
“I say this on authority and ready to swear on anything that is sacred. I can even swear on the Nogokpo shrine that Mustapha Hamid approached myself and Bismark Agbemenuble [in 2002/2003]…and told us that we should arrange for him to meet Dr. Obed Asamoah, who was at the time known as a heavy financier of the NDC.
He asked us to take him to Dr. Obed Asamoah and he was ready to collect money and denounce the NPP and switch to the NDC. But it never happened, it never happened because we don’t believe in characters such as that, who don’t have any value and who do not have any proper loyalty to party,” he said.
The Ketu South legislator at the forum, also said he was willing to swear by any deity to defend his claim.
“If he [Mustapha Hamid] truly believes he can choose a place, either Antoanyama or Nogokpo shrine and we will go, and I tell you he will dare not stand in those places to lie. If you deal with a character like that talking about stuff of this nature, it is to be dismissed and treated with the contempt that it deserves.”
Bribery claim against Mahama ‘cock and bull story’
Kofi Adams, who is the National Coordinator of President Mahama’s campaign team on Eyewitness News described the NPP’s allegation as “cock and bull story.”
“Who in his mind collects money he says it’s bribe; and goes and deposit in his account. He didn’t find any police station to take that money that he considers as a bribe. He didn’t find any person to witness that he took the money and was going round and looking for a Prudential bank that works on Saturday to go and deposit the money.
This cock and bull stories should be told to only NPP members and not Ghanaians in generality.,” he added.
Source: citifmonline.com
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So these NPP Hoodlums cant think for once. NPP WANT TO WIN THESE ELECTION ON LIES. IT CANT HAPPEN. If accept a bribe its criminal. Naabu should be arrested. I dont think I need naabu to come tell me that Akuffo Addo is divisive. I can see it myself. Nobody need to pay for that
Fiifi Kwetey don't mind them , they would lose again and again .Amen
See who is challenging someone's credibility. Can fiifi kwetey be trusted even for a pepper corn? A pathological liar who could say President Kuffour had Jacuzzi in his room, and that President Kuffour had stolen Ghana's gold, and that Nana Addo's thugs had made someone cripple only to come back and apologize during his vetting. Is this a credible person to even be listened to? God save our homeland Ghana.
L.i.a.r Fifi kwetey is a togolese... Ghanaians must vote out c0rrupt John Mahama....
Eiiiiiiiiiiiii !!! there is hope for the future oooo, Fiifi Kwetey is an human being? Such a muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
John Mahama the LOOTER and FIIFI KWATEY the LOOTEE. This two guys must be jailed because their level of T'HIEVERY is unprecedented and if possible a FIRING SQUAD will do.
Someone has accused the President and your presidential candidate of such a heinous crime - one that is not just morally wrong, but very wicked and pitched against all efforts towards national unity and cohesion. One that comes not from anyone but the PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, working against a UNITED GHANA. Your answer? You do not make a categorical denial but attempt to discredit the story bearer? And what about the story? And what is this logic that the money should have been taken to a police station? You NDC, and the Police? The ties? We don't know? Tell you what, Ghanaians BELIEVE Mahama is CAPABLE of this, ten times over! He did it just months ago with a certain Ford gift, and keeps doing it. A leader without moral fortitude is always a dangerous. Checking the records, sadly, our president lacks the high sense of moral fortitude characteristic of strong and successful leaders. Mahama simply does not have it!
DON'T FORGET THEIR FOUNDER TOOK 5 MILLION DOLLARS FROM ABACHA. ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
so the Bugri car bribe came from space eiii?
we will ignore u... corrupt n arrogant fiifi kwetey...