The candidate for the New Patriotic Party is filmed and receives money in an envelope. The pictures are from 2016, before the head of state came to power. They are today the core of an information battle between the two main candidates a few days before the presidential election.
as reported from Accra, Christina okello
The scene takes place in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s house, at that time still a simple candidate. In a dimly lit office, a man and woman in traditional dress are seen talking to Akufo-Addo.
According to an investigation by the editorial staff of the newspaper Salis, which published the video, the two visitors ask him to leave him an envelope full of money, the president to hide a corruption case involving the director of the city roads department. . For his silence, they would have paid 40,000 cedis, about 5,000 euros.
For opponent John Dramani Mahama, it is simply a bribe. According to him, the case would show the gap between reality and the alleged image of a white knight in the fight against corruption that Nana Akufo-Addo wanted to create.
In the company of the President, we shout the false news. For those close to him, the money received was in fact a donation. They also remember that the video was filmed in 2016 before the president was elected.
Two versions therefore collide. Did Nana Akufo-Addo get a bribe? In any case, as the presidential election approaches, the publication of a potentially compromising video for the head of state is quite good for the opposition candidate.
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