A former Municipal Chief Executive in Tamale, Mohammed Amin Anta has admitted that NPP flagbearer hopeful Nana Akufo-Addo, offered him money but the money was not to support\u00a0his bid to become the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n
His comment follows a secret audio recording in circulation, which purportedly has Amin Anta’s voice confessing that Nana Addo offered him US$5,000 in an envelope.<\/p>\n
The said tape also alleges that Nana Addo offered Amin Anta three positions to join his camp.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”5qFm4JfFNEgV9q5iFWCxyWGC2H0HTZHm”]Mr. Anta in a press release said that \u201cthe voice is like mine and I might have made such statements in a private conversation,”\u00a0<\/b>he however indicated that\u00a0his support for Nana Addo \u201cis unconditional\u201d and not induced by money.<\/p>\n
Amin Anta insisted that the conversation on the secret tape happened before the Supreme Court Petition; and could not have been related to the party’s impending National Delegates Congress.<\/p>\n
He also said he rejected the money and the offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, everybody in the NPP knows that I did not support Nana Addo in previous internal elections and I did believe that the party needed to do more work for him to win the general elections including the 2016 elections,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am therefore surprised that the said tape is being used to question my credibility and support for Nana Addo. However, I have studied and worked with Nana Addo closely for some time now and came to the realisation that he is the right person to lead the NPP,\u201d Amin stated.<\/p>\n