I was shocked – Kofi Tonto denies involvement in alleged US$19.4m Ghana Embassy fraud
New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator and political aide to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has denied any involvement in an alleged US$19.4 million financial irregularity at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., insisting that the US$800 he received was a legitimate staff benefit. Mr Tonto said the payment was a child benefit he was entitled to […]
NPP communicator Kofi Tonto has denied involvement in an alleged US$19.4 million financial irregularity at the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C., stating that the US$800 received was a legitimate staff benefit for the birth of his second child. Tonto argued that the Auditor-General’s report, which covered transactions from 2017 to 2025, should have clearly identified payments as benefits arising from significant life events rather than associating recipients with wrongdoing.
He expressed disappointment with journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni for publishing his name without considering his explanation before the matter went public.
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