General News of Tuesday, 5 June 2018Source: mynewsgh.com$8m for JM2016: Multimedia now an outlet for political propaganda - MahamaFormer President, John Dramani MahamaFormer President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has reacted to news that he received an amount of 8 million dollars from embattled President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi. JoyNews Evans Mensah had claimed Mr Nyantakyi in a statement to the Criminal Investigations Department, CID, of the Ghana Police on May 23 reportedly disclosed that an amount of $8 million was given to Mr Mahama and the NDC ahead of 2016 elections. The multimedia outlet alleged that the CID are investigating whether or not the money was sent, how it was sent, if at all it was and who received what amount by John Mahama. The CID they say, are also looking into a possible breach of financial laws if indeed the amount of money was sent. The former president in reaction wrote on his Twitter page:“Over the years, people have fought and in some cases paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Source: GhanaWeb June 05, 2018 13:52 UTC