The Chairman of the Tema East constituency branch of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nene Ofoe Teye-chu Agbadiagba lV, expressed concerns that electing former president John Mahama in December 2024 could lead Ghana back into an era of corruption and mismanagement.

In a recent interview in Tema, Nene warned that a second Mahama presidency would plunge the country into familiar scandals such as bus branding, Ford Explorer gifts for contracts, and the Airbus bribery case.

“We are talking about returning the country to the era of the bus branding deals, Ford Explorer gifts in return for contracts and the Airbus contract scandals,” Nene Ofoe Teye-chu Agbadiagba lV said.

Nene emphasized that voting for Mahama would signify a return to political exploitation and the unlawful appropriation of state resources that characterized Mahama's previous tenure.

“A vote for John Mahama is a vote for the return of corruption and the looting of state assets by Mr. Mahama’s family and friends,” Nene Ofoe Teye-chu Agbadiagba lV said.

He challenged Ghanaians to objectively compare Mahama with Dr. Bawumia, urging them to consider the corruption scandals directly linked to each leader during their respective administrations.

According to Nene, Mahama's oversight included scandals like SADA and GYEEDA, alongside more specific instances such as the Ford Explorer scandal involving a Burkinabe contractor and the Airbus bribery scandal implicating his brother.

In contrast, Nene noted that Dr. Bawumia has not been directly implicated in any corruption scandals during his tenure.

“Anybody can check the records and all they will do is find out that Dr. Bawumia was generally blamed for the alleged corrupt conduct of some state officials however he himself was never accused of directly undertaking corrupt schemes like President Mahama was,” Nene said.

Concluding the interview, Nene expressed confidence that conscientious Ghanaians would opt to vote for Dr. Bawumia in the upcoming election, citing his clean record compared to the allegations surrounding Mahama.