An aide to the Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Gideon Boako has debunked claims from the latest Tiger Eye PI documentary seeking to implicate the Veep in corruption.
Charles Adu Boahen, a Minister of State in charge of Finance, reportedly appears in the latest expose by Anas Aremeya Anas.
In the expose, Adu Boahen tells undercover operatives of Tiger Eye posing as rich Arab businessmen in Dubai that all it takes to get the attention of the Vice President is $200,000.
Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State in charge of Finance at the Office of the President, revealed to Tiger Eye that the Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, needs just USD200,000 token as an appearance fee and some positions by an investor for the Vice President’s siblings to get his backing and influence in establishing a business in Ghana.
This revelation was made in a meeting with Tiger Eye investigators, who in an undercover investigation, posed as businessmen, in a hotel room in the United Arab Emirates. This was an investigation into top-level corruption that undermines investor confidence in Ghana.
According to Charles Adu Boahen, the Vice President needs an appearance fee of only USD 200,000 for him to avail himself and offer his support to an investor. This was when he was asked by the supposed businessmen on how an investor can get the attention of the Vice President and what must be given to him when finally in his presence.
“You mean, like appearance fees and stuff? I mean he, himself (the Vice President), if you give him some (USD) 200,000 or something as a token, as thank you, appreciation, that’s fine. He’s not really, he’s not really (like) that. All he needs is to worry about his campaign money in 2020,” Charles Adu Boahen revealed.
Reacting to the expose, Dr Boako said the Vice President has not authorised anyone to make such deals on his behalf.
He also said Bawumia is a discreet and highly professional individual who will hardly engage in such conduct.
“So, on top of my head and having been with him closely, I will say no. I know how discreet he, the Vice President, is and he is smart and he wouldn’t even dare do such a thing,” Dr Boako remarked when contacted by Tiger Eye PI.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com
