'The president is allowing his appointees to embezzle funds' - Rex Omar alleges

Veteran Highlife musician, Rex Omar

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Legendary Highlife artiste and Spokesperson on the NDC's 2024 Manifesto for Creative Arts & Tourism, Rex Omar, has voiced his concerns about the current government's handling of public funds.

Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Okay FM, on September 16, 2024, Rex Omar accused the president of allowing his appointees to embezzle state funds.

“The president of the land who is rather supposed to protect the public purse is now allowing his appointees to embezzle funds. And he is defending them when they get caught,” he said.

Citing the case of Abuga Pele, the former MP for Chiana-Paga in the Upper East Region, who was sentenced to six years in prison on February 23, 2018, for his involvement in a GH¢4.1 million GYEEDA scandal, Omar urged Ghanaians to vote for John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming elections, citing Mahama's track record of dealing with appointees who mishandled public funds during his tenure.

"Vote for John Dramani Mahama because when he was in office, any of his appointees caught mishandling public funds were dealt with," he added.

His comments come as Ghana prepares for the upcoming general elections on December 7, 2024, to elect a president and parliamentarians.

NDC flagbearer and former President John Dramani Mahama will be running against Vice President and NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, New Force Movement leader Nana Kwame Bediako, and Movement for Change leader Alan Kyerematen.

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