Rawlings: I have not recieved US$3.5 million from any
Nigerian governor
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, June 23, Ghanadot -
Spokesperson for former President Jerry Rawlings, Kofi Adams
has denied media reports that claim that Nigeria’s River
State Governor Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi sunk US$3.5 million
into the National Democratic Congress' 2008 electoral
campaign. He also vehemently denied that these monies were
channeled through former President Rawlings.
Former President Rawlings has been identified as the alleged
conduit through which the huge sums were transferred to the
ruling party in Ghana. Rawlings has been a regular visitor
to River State’.
Under the laws of Ghana, political parties are not allowed
to seek sponsorship or funds from non Ghanaians or foreign
institutions.
Mr. Adams’ denial came on the heels of a story in the Daily
Guide Newspaper on Monday, June 22 that Rotimi Amaechi the
Governor of River State in Nigeria, currently under
investigations from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission of Nigeria (EFCC) has allegedly given out the
said amount to the NDC through its founder.
The spokesperson speaking to Citi FM debunked the claim that
the former president was conduit for the alleged transfer of
funds. "That is baloney" he said. "Nothing like that
happened". He added that if the story had been true, it
would have been picked up by newspapers in River State after
it had been published online by an online news outlet called
the pointblanknews.com.
Mr. Adams disclosed that the Governor had been under
investigation long before he became Governor of River State
and those same investigations had lead to him being denied
the gubernatorial position, a situation which was finally
resolved in court.
He added that former President Rawlings met Rt Hon Amaechi
when he traveled to Nigeria to be a guest speaker for a
programme for sustainable development for the River State
last year about four months before the general elections but
denies that a deeper personal relationship developed out of
that meeting.
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President Jerry Rawlings, Kofi Adams has denied media
reports that claim that Nigeria’s River State Governor Rt
Hon Rotimi Amaechi sunk US$3.5 million
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