Not all companies paid monies to sit near President – Morton

The President of the Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF), organisers of the 2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards, Ashim Morton has indicated that not all companies which sat near the presidential seat ‘gold table’ paid monies for the event.

He said there were complimentary seats near the presidential seat which didn’t pay a dime due to their long time relationship with MEF.

Appearing before the committee, the MEF boss denied allegations that the expatriate business magnates paid $100.000.00 to sit close to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

‘No company paid a $100.000.00 before the event. If a $100.000.00 was paid towards this event [2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards] it didn’t happen before December 4, 2017. Rather, two companies paid an ex-gratia towards the hosting of this programme to support us. It is false that all companies paid monies to seat close to the Presidential seat. Not all companies paid monies to sit close to the President,’ he explained.

He revealed that the ministry of Trade received 10% whiles MEF had 90% of the revenue accrued from the event.

An ad hoc parliamentary committee was set up after it was alleged that the organisers of the event charged business moguls huge sums of monies to sit close to the President.