It’s a blatant lie – Mac Manu on claim that an Islamic group in Nigeria is funding Bawumia
Peter Mac Manu
A Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Peter Mac Manu has said the claim that an Islamic group based in Nigeria is funding the campaign of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to be elected flagbearer of the NPP is false.
He says this is an attempt to tarnish the image of the Vice President and the NPP but the party will not accept it.
On Wednesday, July 19 the camp of Dr Bawumia roundly dismissed the claim made by Nigerina journalist David Humdeyin.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Bawumia Campaign has no funding or any linkage with any Islamic group in Nigeria or anywhere else,” the Vice President’s campaign team stressed on Wednesday, July 19.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Communication Directorate.
The statement accused David Humdeyin of making similar claims about some persons and groups in Nigeria without any basis.
Therefore, the campaign team of Dr Bawumia says it will not be distracted by the “obviously false” and “fabricated” claims which “only serves the propaganda purposes of its promoters”.
“The Bawumia Campaign is focused and will not be distracted by such vain untruths.
“The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been very diligent and transparent from his days as a scholar, banker, and politician throughout his life and will not depart from these now and forever.”
The Vice President is currently in the Ashanti Region on the second leg of his campaign tour.
Speaking on the Hot Edition on 3FM Wednesday, July 19, Mr Mac Manu said “I associate myself with the response from the Bawumia campaign team that it is not true, absolute falsehood.”
He stressed, “I have the firm belief that what the Bawumia team has said is the truthfulness of the case, it is meant to tarnish the image of Dr Bawumia and the NPP, and we will not accept that.”
Source: 3news
Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
kindly send us your stories on our WhatsApp line 0500004727
