A recent investigative report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has sparked controversy in Ghana’s political landscape.
Despite former President John Dramani Mahama’s name not being mentioned in the report, some local media outlets and pro-government social media accounts have attempted to link him to the scandal.
A visual card circulating on social media, allegedly originating from Abusua FM and Ultimate FM, subsidiaries of the EIB network, falsely claims that Mahama sold Dubai hotels to Inusah Fuseini, a former roads minister, in 2021 to fund his campaign.
However, GhanaWeb Fact-Check desk has debunked this claim, stating that the flyer was not issued by Abusua and Ultimate FM, and the caption is false and not supported by the report.
The OCCRP report, published on May 14, 2024, exposed how criminals, politicians, and sanctioned individuals invest in Dubai properties to stash their wealth.
The report named Inusah Fuseini as owning 20 apartments in Dubai, worth over US$6 million, and three other Ghanaians, including a former Supreme Court judge, a former finance director of the Electoral Commission, and a former member of parliament, as having properties linked to them in Dubai.
The report has sparked a heated debate in Ghana, with some calling for accountability and others dismissing the allegations as politically motivated.
The former president’s office has also fact-checked the claim, labeling it as “fake.” Inusah Fuseini has denied the allegations, hinting at legal action.
The report’s findings have raised concerns about the lack of transparency in Dubai’s real estate sector and the need for greater accountability in Ghana’s political landscape.
