The office of former President John Dramani Mahama has refuted earlier claims that the newly elected NDC flagbearer has donated $1.5 million to Presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 Nigerian general election Atiku Abukakar.

In a statement signed by Mr Mahama’s aide, Joyce Bawa Mogtari said allegations by the Brong Ahafo Regional First Vice Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC is false and must be disregarded.

Abronye DC is alleged to have said in a statement that Mr Mahama, ahead of the Nigerian presidential and legislative elections, donated $1.5 million to support the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar through his former Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah.

But Mr Mahama’s office has described the allegation as “unfortunate and fake.”

“President Mahama as an advocate of democratic consolidation has principles that do not allow him to interfere in the elections of any country. President Mahama has not interfered in the Nigerian elections in anyway and believes that any outcome of the Nigerian elections must be an expression of the free will of the Nigerian people,” the statement said adding that “President Mahama has sent no money to any candidate in Nigeria, and Mr Julius Debrah, his former Chief of Staff has not been anywhere near Nigeria as alleged by the news story.”