Claim: Nana Akomea, Ghana’s State Transport Company Managing Director, has alleged that ex-President John Mahama described Martin Amidu, the country’s former Special Prosecutor, as stupid when he cited him in the Airbus bribery scandal. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed that the ex-Ghanaian leader, John Mahama, did not describe Mr Amidu as stupid when he […]
Tag: National Democratic Congress (NDC)
Mahama’s 2020 campaign promise to pardon jailed ‘galamseyers’ misquoted
Claim: An X user, Gen Buhari, alleges that ex-Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama promised to pardon jailed illegal miners to allow them to continue with their activities. Verdict: False. Investigations by JUSTFACT GHANA have revealed that John Mahama, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), did not make the alleged claim. In 2020, […]
Bawumia’s aide misquotes Mahama on food inflation in Africa
Claim: Krobea Kwabena Asante, an aide to the Presidential candidate of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, reported ex-President John Mahama as saying the country “has the worst food inflation in Africa.” Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigations showed that the ex-Ghanaian President, John Mahama, did not make the claim Mr Kwabena Asante […]
NDC’s 2024 Manifesto: Promises on job creation, health, economy and education
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has joined Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the second political party to launch its 2024 manifesto less than four months to the General Elections. Themed “Resetting Ghana,” the NDC 2024 Presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, said the party would implement aggressive job creation policies and create enabling environment […]



