The office of the Special Prosecutor believes the money was given to influence electors in favor of Mr.
The Mahama campaign verified that they provided some delegates with transportation and assured that the assistance was not intended to replace what the party provides to all constituencies, but rather to supplement it.
Additionally, they emphasized that the donation was in line with Mr.
The campaign team for Mahama acknowledged their support for delegate transportation so that they could attend the primaries.The statement added that the money was not meant to replace the party's contributions to all constituencies, but rather to supplement them.
Authorities are investigating the former president for these alleged gratuities, as it is the responsibility of the party, not the individual, to provide transportation.Prof. Joshua Alabi, an associate of Mr.
The campaign team for Mahama defended the donations by stating that the former president's contributions were consistent with his longstanding support for the party.On May 13, 2023, the opposition National Democratic Congress 2023 Primaries were held, with a total of 355,092 delegates from 277 constituencies converging at 401 voting centers to elect Presidential and Parliamentary Candidates for the 2024 general elections.In the contest for the presidency, three candidates, including Mr.
Candidates for the parliamentary elections numbered in the hundreds.At the conclusion of the NDC Primaries on Saturday, the Electoral Commission (EC) certified that Mr. Mahama received 297,603 votes, representing 98.9 percent of all valid votes cast.His opponent, the former mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, received a meager 3,181 votes, or 1.1% of the total.Former Mills administration Finance Minister Kwabena Duffour, the other candidate for the NDC nomination, withdrew on Friday.This is the fourth election in which John Dramani Mahama will command the NDC.John Dramani Mahama, who succeeded President John Evans Atta-Mills upon the latter's death in office in July 2012, went on to win the election later that same year.In 2016, as an incumbent, he was defeated by then-NPP presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, becoming the first President to serve only one complete term.He won the flagbearer election in February 2019 with 95% of the vote to represent the NDC in the 2020 election, but he lost to incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who was declared the winner on December 7, 2020 with 51.59% of the vote, surpassing the NDC candidate's 47.33%.Mr. Mahama appealed the result to the Supreme Court, arguing that Akufo-Addo's ballots in some polling stations were inflated, putting him above the 50% threshold required to avoid a runoff.The investigation concerning Mr.