This clarification follows President Akufo-Addo's remarks at the 2024 Ghana Bar Association (GBA) Conference in Kumasi about a month ago, where he claimed that the numerous corruption allegations against his administration and family were part of a deliberate smear campaign orchestrated by John Mahama. "I'm aware that there's a deliberate, politically motivated effort to stigmatise my government, my family, and myself as corrupt," the President remarked. "I suspect this is payback for the damaging allegations of corruption levelled 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 also referenced the high-profile Airbus scandal, in which Mr Mahama was identified as "Government Official 1," to counter the claims that he clears his associates or appointees of corruption allegations.
Akufo Addo Urges Youth Skills Development for Africa's Success Pulse Ghana 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 failure to address corruption within his administration earned him the 'clearing agent' label. "The Akufo-Addo government has decided not to fight corruption.
When there is a report that a government official has stolen money or engaged in a corrupt deal, the President himself publicly clears the person.