National security denies $1 million ‘bribe’ claims by Barker-Vormawor
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The Ministry of National Security has denied claims by the convenor of the FixTheCountry Movement that a US$1 million offer was made to them to suspend their protest on Thursday.
Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor alleged that a prominent government official offered the money at a meeting to the movement and allied organisations to halt the protest against the lingering economic crisis.
“They offered to set up a committee and appoint us as members in order to stop this activism,” Barker-Vormawor said. “This was made directly to me and other leaders of FixTheCountry, which we refused.”
“This conversation was held with the minister of national security, minister of finance, and a Brigadier-General of the Ghana Armed Forces at a safe house at Cantonment,” Barker-Vormawor told Metro TV.
However, a statement issued by the national security ministry described the allegations as false, unfounded, and a calculated attempt to hoodwink Ghanaians.
Below is the full statement: