The director of communications for Bawumia’s campaign has debunked rumours of the amounts shared, but confirmed tokens were given to journalists.
Onua TV presenter Captain smart had stirred rumours of each journalist being given ₵20,000. But that that claim has been denied.
We only paid journalists GH¢2,000 and GH¢5,000′ – Dennis Miracles Aboagye clarifies
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Speaking to Fact-Check Ghana, Miracles Aboagye, the director of communication for the Bawumia Campaign team explained that the payments were intended to facilitate and ensure the comfort of journalists invited for the event coverage.
“I haven’t given any GH¢20,000 or GH¢10,000 to any media house. The highest amount of money any media person received was between GH¢ 2,000 and GH¢ 5,000. They are all not the same, some were even bloggers,” he said.
“Take someone who came from Kumasi or Tamale, for instance, if you give them GH¢5,000 or GH¢7,000 then you [must] add their accommodation and transport to ensure you have covered them,” he added.
