Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has stated that he is not responsible for the 'clearing agent' label associated with President .
President Akufo-Addo has claimed that the numerous accusations of corruption leveled against his administration and family are part of a grand smear campaign orchestrated by John Mahama. "I'm aware that there's a deliberate, politically motivated effort to stigmatize my government, my family, and myself as corrupt," the President remarked at the 2024 Ghana Bar Association (GBA) Conference in Kumasi barely a month ago. "I suspect this is payback for the damaging allegations of corruption leveled against members of the erstwhile Mahama administration, some of which have led to criminal convictions, while others are still being prosecuted in court," he added.
He emphasized that the repeated claims that he clears his associates or appointees of corruption allegations will not hold, referencing the high-profile Airbus case in which Mr.
Mahama was identified as "Government Official 1." However, while addressing party supporters at a community durbar in Tunga, Ablekuma West Constituency in Accra on Friday, September 27, 2024, Mahama stated that President Akufo-Addo's inaction in dealing with corrupt appointees earned him the label of "clearing agent." "The Akufo-Addo government has decided not to fight corruption.