We didn’t receive money from NPP in 2024; allegations preposterous – CPP fires back

The Convention People's Party (CPP) has denied claims of receiving financial support from the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

The CPP insists it relied solely on its limited resources for the 2024 elections.

This denial follows allegations from Kwabena Adu-Boahene, a former National Signals Bureau boss. He is currently on trial for allegedly misappropriating GH¢49 million. Adu-Boahene claimed some funds were given to opposition parties for "covert national security operations."

In a memo, he stated that GH₵8.3 million was used for "communications equipment" for an opposition party. He also mentioned nearly GH₵1 million paid to legislators for passing key security laws.

Adu-Boahene accused the Attorney General of malicious prosecution against him.

However, CPP General Secretary Kwame Nkrumah Botsio rejected these allegations in an interview on Joy FM's Top Story. He stated, “We did not receive any support [from the NPP].” Botsio emphasized that if they had received significant funding, they would have won the election.

He pointed out the party's financial struggles during their campaign. “We did not even have one TV advert or radio advert,” he said.

Botsio condemned the alleged misuse of state funds as preposterous. He noted that taxpayers' money should not be used to fund opposition parties outside security reasons.

He explained how the CPP monitored elections at a grassroots level. “We collated results ourselves using my laptop,” he said.

The CPP's denial comes amid ongoing revelations about financial irregularities related to the 2024 elections.

Meanwhile, the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenged Adu-Boahene to name specific opposition parties involved in his claims. They asserted that they did not benefit from any such funds.

Dr Rashid Tanko-Computer, Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, dismissed Adu-Boahene’s claims as unfounded. “The NDC has nothing to do with what came out of that story,” he stated.

He suggested that other political parties had shown little interest in unseating the NPP and often aligned with them instead.

“When we opposed the EC and NPP, those parties sided with them,” Dr Tanko said. He affirmed that they fought hard using their own resources against the NPP.

When asked if there might be undisclosed funds received by the NDC, he firmly rejected this idea. “It’s not possible at all,” he insisted.

Dr Tanko encouraged Adu-Boahene to negotiate a plea bargain due to his serious charges.

He added that the NDC fully supports efforts by the Attorney General to prosecute Adu-Boahene: “We are not part of whatever rubbish is coming out.”