All Constituency Chairmen In Accra Received A Fair Share Of Mahama Cash For The Delegates - NDC GAR Constituency Chairmen Defence Nii Ashie Moore
"Ladies and gentlemen of the media we want to state categorically that all the constituency chairmen in the Greater Accra Region have signed and received a share of the said money fairly and equally," they explained.
Freeman Koryekpor 
The Constituency Chairmen of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Greater Accra Region have humped into the defence of the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NDC, Mr. Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, saying that the later has not embezzled and diverted former President Dramani Mahama's cash meant for delegates in Accra.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the media we want to state categorically that all the constituency chairmen in the Greater Accra Region have signed and received a share of the said money fairly and equally," they explained.
At a crowded press conference held in Accra on Monday June 5, 2023, the constituency chairmen noted that their attention has drawn to the wild allegations made by Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Theophilus Tetteh Chaie to the effect that some delegates didn't received GH¢40.00 disbursed for their transportation and feedings given by former John Dramani Mahama and Mr. Ashie Moore has pocketed the money that supposed to be given to the constituencies.
Subsequently, they pointed out that the same allegations attributed to Tetteh Chaie are being peddled on some online news portals.
Addressing a press conference, the Greater Accra Regional Constituency Chairmen of the NDC on behalf of their Public Relations Officer (PRO), who doubles as the NDC Constituency Chairman for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Mr Bismark Aborbi-Ayittey noted that; "We vehemently disagreed with the Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the NDC for running to the media with such minor issues that can be easily handled at the constituency levels of the NDC in the region."
They noted that Mr Ashie Moore has brought new vision and dynamic in the NDC of the region including transparency and fair mode of resources allocation to the constituencies.
They indicated that "we are witnessing in the first time when the resources meant for the constituencies are signed for by the chairmen of the constituencies or their representative and witnessed by either the treasurer or the secretary or whoever is available at a time and receipts issued as evidence."
They emphasised that the said money meant for the delegates was properly disbursed and receipt as a evidence accordingly issued and signed by all the constituency chairmen and witnessed by a representative from their constituencies.
It would be recalled that Mr. Tetteh Chaie accused Mr. Ashie Moore for conniving with the Greater Accra Regional Treasurer of the party, Mr. Mohammed Norga and succeeded in withdrawing the monies paid by Mr Dramani Mahama into the Greater Accra Regional official bank account of the NDC without the knowledge of the entire regional executives committee of the party.
According to Mr. Chaie, the chairman was solely in charge of the disbursement of the funds, meant for the transportation of delegates in the region during the party’s primaries.
His outburst, he said has followed concerns raised by some delegates that they have not received the money Mr. Mahama promised.
Mr. Mahama’s team ahead of the NDC’s presidential and parliamentary primaries on Saturday, May 13, promised delegates an amount of GH¢40 as transport money after voting.
Mr Tetteh Chaie asserted that Mr. Ashie Moore did the disbursement of the funds and must be held accountable for any issues associated with it.
“Well, these are monies for delegates, and there was a channel for distribution. What I’m saying is that the resources were not distributed by the regional treasurer. It was the regional chairman who did the disbursement.
The resources were put into our account, and it happened that the resources were withdrawn. And it is the party’s regional chairman who disbursed the money, so the regional executives do not hold that responsibility.
In effect, it should be the treasurer who should be held responsible. But since it is not the treasurer who distributed the money, why must we suffer for the disbursement of the money?” the NDC’s Secretary in the Greater Accra Region questioned.
The beef of Mr.Tetteh Chaie stemmed from the fact that he found it extremely difficult to comprehend why the NDC functionaries and some concerned Ghanaians including the delegates and agents were blaming the entire Greater Accra Executives Committee of the party for the wrongfully and questionable disbursement of such monies to the delegates and agents by Mr. Ashie Moore.
But setting the records straight on the issue which went viral on social and local media platforms, the Constituency Chairmen stressed that Mr Ashie Moore has disbursed the money to the chairmen for onwards distributions to the beneficiary delegates.
"You must leave Chairman Ashie Moore alone, he has done anything wrong in disbursements of the money meant for the transportation of delegates in the region during the party’s primaries to constituency chairmen to be given to the delegates. It is not true that Mr. Ashie Moore has pocketed and diverted the cash of the delegates.
They reaffirmed that;"What we are saying was that the records of how we the chairmen together with our treasurers or secretaries had received the money and signed our signatures were there for Tetteh Chaie to go and see."
