NDC Masterminds Of 'Fake' £26m Govt Official Money Laundering News; They Stand To Benefit - Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being the masterminds behind a "fake" story alleging that a Ghanaian government official has been arrested in the United Kingdom for money laundering involving £26million.
His accusation is based on what he describes as ‘circumstantial evidence’ and the fact that the opposition party stands to benefit.
No government official involved
The Information Minister, who was speaking in an interview with Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo' reiterated that no government official or Ghanaian has been caught in a money laundering act.
"No Ghanaian has been arrested not to even talk of a public officer; it is a 100 percent total fabrication just to deceive Ghanaians," he noted.
He insisted that the NDC are behind this fabrication to put the government in a bad light especially as December 7 election gets close.
"If you take a critical look at those sharing the video especially on Facebook you will realize that they are those who promote NDC materials and that is the truth . . . it is a deliberate orchestrated effort to confuse Ghanaians," he further stated.
Criminal offense
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has also indicated that the video and audio containing the fabricated story have been forwarded to the cybercrime unit of the Ghana Police Service for the perpetrators to be arrested.
"Part of this (audio) is a criminal offense and so it has been handed over to the cybersecurity and the police to investigate immediately. This is because cyber manipulation can have an effect on democracy so we need to take it seriously."
He also asked Ghanaians to be vigilant and for the media to properly investigate leads before putting anything like that out especially as we head towards the December 7 election.
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