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The Spokesperson for the former President Jerry John Rawlings, Mr. Kofi Adams has described as a �lie� the claim by Mr. Kwame Pianim, an economist, that he had seen President �reject two brown envelops� a situation that did not happen during the administration of both President�s Rawlings and Kufuor. Mr. Pianim therefore contends that President Mills was incorruptible. However Mr. Adams said �I don�t think that really happened because knowing the kind of person President Mills is, he will make the appropriate institution investigate whoever that made that attempt of bribery�. Mr. Pianim was quoted by sections of the media as saying, �we have a President that at least I will put my hand in the fire for that he will not steal from the people. I have seen him on two occasions give envelops back and I didn�t see it happen under John the first or John the second but at least we are progressing and we have a president whom I think will not steal from the people�. The statement has generated a lot of interesting comments and debates by people from all the political divides, since its pronouncements. Speaking in an interview on Peace FM�s mid-day news yesterday, the Spokesperson of Mr. Rawlings said it would be very much unfortunate if this �has really happened and the President is keeping mute about it�. �Let the President himself come out and state whether this thing really happened or not then we can take it from there�, he added. Asked if the ex-President took bribes or not, Mr. Kofi Adams said he did not think anybody would dare to do such a thing �knowing very well how Rawlings is as personality�. It will take the devil�s incarnate to have the confidence to take a bribe to Mr. Rawlings�, he emphasized. He further stated that the former President was not a corrupt person and would never accept bribe of any sort from whomever.