President John Dramani Mahama has admitted giving out money during a campaign trail as captured in a video which has gone viral on various media platforms.
According to the Daily Post Newspaper which spoke to the President currently in the USA, the incident happened when they entered Sabon Zongo through a narrow and a heavy crowd following him.
The president who has since laughed off claims he was distributing money according to paper explained that from the top of his vehicle, he saw a little girl with a tray of boiled egg in the crowd being pushed by the cheering crowd amidst the jostling. The tray fell from the girl’s head and the crowd trampled on the fallen eggs. The girl then burst into tears.
Touched by what only he could see because of where he was standing, he ordered the man who commands his convoy (who was in his vehicle) to stop the convoy. The convoy thus stopped.
President Mahama said he then took GH¢50 from his ADC, pointed to the crying girl in the crowd and then reaching down from the top of the vehicle, gave it to a woman standing by her thinking she was with the girl.”
However, he was surprised to see the girl still crying so he asked her if the woman was the mother. When the girl shook her head and he noticed the woman had moved away, he took another GH¢50 from his ADC and gave it to the girl. This drew wild cheers from the teeming crowd.”
President Mahama recalled that it was even the crowd that helped the girl forward towards his vehicle to enable her take the money because they knew he was compensating her for what she had lost. It explains why the people around were not scrambling for the money.
Source: ultimatefmonline
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You hit the nail right on the head. Enough of this empty barrel NPP noise makers.
So this too has become a topic of the day. When we have an opposition that seems not to have a clue about how to campaign this is what happens. They jump on any petty issue to make noise. come to think of it they are the most disorganized political party in west Africa with their supporters swallowing any issue with hook line and sinker because their political party has been turned into a cult led by an arrogant cult leader.
The president and the whole NDC party are very so disgraceful and pathetic! The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah says the president does not carry cash when he moves out so he could not be sharing money. Kofi Adams gave his version that the president as not sharing money but rather party paraphernalia. Now Mahama himself says he was sharing money? How could the presidency be lowered this badly? It has become a complete joke! This president is a disgrace to Ghana. Very sad!
Oh NPP you always fire fighting. This move has won the president many votes. You can go and burn the see if you like or the korle lagoon!!!
God Bless you in abundance Mr. President. For this single move you have won my VOTE come December 7th. This tells me one thing about you. A compassionate man you are, Once again God bless you!!!
Should have said that in the UN speech. It's time you ***barred word***. Whenever you speak, you make yourself look despicable. Crying girl selling eggs. Shame on you!
Your paty People love you because of sycophancy and bootlicking attitude which are the ultimate hallmarks of the NDC Party politics today.At the end of the day incompetence and non-performing Government becomes the order of today's NDC-ruling Party of which Mahama is the commander in Chief. I ask myself, from what does NDC derive its confidence of winning the next election.From rigging? That would be a deadly fault and yet greed and corruption have taken the place of politcal expediency
I WILL VOTE JOHN MAHAMA COME DECE, 2016
What total confusion abut this sharing of cash on the street ; Jon Mahama realises his folly but in desperation mistakenly get his liar brigade to mess up the whole issue ; Can not one spokeperson speak on behalf of the President because so far we have had about five NDC members comment on this sorrowful sight ; What do you think these lenders including the IMF officials will think of us Ghanaians - a matter of 'MONKEY DE DANCE 'besides at moment who do we believe and if this Jon Mahama was an HONEST President why does he allow such misrepresentation to continue .
The president went down three times in this car according to the video but now he is saying he give the money to the small girl selling eggs for only twice in a roll what about the third money he took from this car and where is that one went to . Fast forward what was the age of the girl ,and what does child labour says .If the economy standard is good for ghanaian ,parent's would not even consider sending their wards to come on the street to sell . Why mr president, this one you should come again.