The People’s National Convention (PNC) has described as “completely false” and “misleading”, allegations of misappropriation of funds made against the party’s 2020 flag bearer, Mr David Apasera, and its national chairman Moses Dani Baah.

The allegation was made by the party’s General Secretary, Janet Nabla, who claimed the two politicians blew some GHS1.7 million mobilised for the party’s 2020 general election campaign.

In a statement signed by National Communication Secretary Awudu Ishaq, however, the party said it has taken note of the “unfortunate” news reportage carried by both mainstream and social media, accusing the leadership of the party of misappropriating party funds realised during the last elections campaign in 2020.

The party said it wishes to state that the allegations from the General Secretary directed at the leader and National Chairman are “completely false, misleading and intended to equalise leadership's demand for accountability from her regarding some financial malfeasance on her part”.

“It is worth noting that the party, at its last National Executive Committee meeting held on Saturday, 27 February 2021 in Accra, caused the National Treasurer of the party to render an account of how funds realised for the purposes of funding the party were applied, especially, during the electioneering.

“National Executive Committee members, including the General Secretary, had the opportunity to interrogate the accounts rendered by the National Treasurer, which was deemed largely satisfactory by the NEC”, the statement said.

It noted that “it is, therefore, surprising and shocking that the same General Secretary, who wrote the minutes for that meeting, will run to the media seeking to impugn the image and integrity of Hon David Apasera, who, since his assumption of the leadership of the party, has run an open and transparent leadership never witnessed in the history of the PNC”.

The party said by this statement, it “seeks to set the records straight” and to assure its rank and file that “appropriate steps will be taken to resolve this needless media war between the leader and the General Secretary in the supreme interest of the party”.

“Let everyone rest assured that the party will make public the breakdown of the revenue and expenditure of the party if need be, in order to put the party on a sound footing bereft of wrangling and accusations”, the statement noted.