Ghanaian media personality and host of Onua TV’s Maakye show, Captain Smart, has alleged that over 200 journalists who attended the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s engagement with the media received a whooping amount of GHC20,000 each.
On the Maakye show, Captain Smart dared the journalists and bloggers who attended the media engagement on Sunday, August 25, 2024, in Accra, to prove him wrong.
He further lambasted these journalists for allegedly failing to hold the government accountable and rather participating in corruption.
“Ghanaian broadcasters, you are ruining the nation. In any corrupt society, the only institution capable of fighting corruption is broadcasting and journalism. But instead, you sit at Kempinski and in just three to four hours, you’ve pocketed GHS 20,000 each. I’m speaking out, and I want all the presenters to challenge me. I’m ready to confront your foolishness, your nonsense, and your corrupt behaviour,” he said.
Some notable journalists who attended media engagement allowed the presidential candidate to interact with the media and provide the public with a clearer understanding of his vision ahead of the December 7 presidential election, include GHOne’s Natalie Fort, TV3’s Berla Mundi, JoyNews’ Samson Lardy Anyenini.
As of now, the ruling party has not commented on the matter, neither have any of the journalists who attended the event done same.
The media engagement took place a week after the NPP launched its manifesto. Dr. Bawumia used the platform to discuss the NPP manifesto in greater detail.