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The Movement for Change has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s source of funding for 300 brand new pickups he claims to have bought for the NPP
Solomon Owusu, a leading member of the Movement for Change, had earlier revealed he will petition the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe the former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, over his 300 brand new pickups he claims to have bought for the NPP.
Speaking in an interview on TV3 New Day’s The Big Issue, Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Solomon Owusu stated that his petition is to ensure accountability and deepen the country’s democracy.
Solomon Owusu stated, “To help deepen our democracy, when I leave this place by 10:30 am, I am submitting a petition to the Office of the Special Prosecutor to help us in this regard. That we are going to find out who and who helped him to donate the 300-plus Navara pick-ups”.
“This morning together with Ebo Buckman and Lawyer Appiah Danquah, we are going to test the laws of the land to make sure that the former Vice President comes out to explain to the people of this country how and where he got these 300 Navara pick-ups that are brand new in nature and as to whether or not these were not aided by foreigners who are not supposed to take part in our body politics in terms of funding.”
Mr Owusu added, “Was it the case that this money came from his pocket? Was it the case that he was helped by friends or his network, as we have been told?
“We have to let the system work. People get away with a lot of things because we have the laws and institutions, and in this country, we are quick to identify the problem, but nobody wants to deal with the problem,” he added.
He also added that another petition on Bryan Acheampong will be submitted to the OSP after he claimed he gave out $1500 to each NPP executive.
Mr Owusu added, “From there, I am going to petition also on Bryan Acheampong. He was saying that he gave $1500 to each of the Executives. Ken Agyapong also was making reference to some monies”.
Solomon Owusu, in a separate interview on UTV Ghana, also told the Office of the Special Prosecutor to immediately investigate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former vice president and presidential candidate hopeful for the NPP.
According to Solomon Owusu, Bawumia confidently stated he personally donated 300 brand new Navara pick-ups to the NPP ahead of the 2024 elections.
He noted that one brand new Navara pick-up costs $60,000, adding that 300 pick-ups will cost $18 million, which Bawumia claimed he solely donated to the NPP.
Speaking on UTV, Solomon Owusu stated, “I will be going to the OSP to petition him. Bawumia thinks he is campaigning, but it is so dangerous, saying he donated 300 brand new Navara pick-ups, with one costing $60,000.
60,000 times 300, that is $18 million. Bawumia is saying he dashed $18 million, are you not scandalised by it? Are you not scared?”
He added, “Let’s take it as if he has people who donated to him, but under the Political Party Act, if someone gives you a donation, you have to indicate it. We were here, and Bawumia said Mahama went for a Ford, so if we had a vice president during a campaign, and he said he singlehandedly donated 300 pick-ups for the campaign, and we have the Ghana Revenue Authority, OSP, EOCO cannot call and question him, then the country is not worth dying for”.
It will be recalled that Dr Bawumia, some weeks ago, revealed he had contributed to the party but did not come out to declare them publicly.
According to Dr Bawumia, in the 2024 elections, he raised an unprecedented amount of money for the NPP in history.
Dr Bawumia further revealed he donated over 300 pick-ups, which are now being used by the NPP in constituencies.
Speaking during a gathering in the Adansi Asokwa constituency on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Dr Bawumia stated, “I have also helped the party, but I do not come out publicly to state them. In the 2024 election, the amount of money I raised for the NPP was unprecedented in the history of the party.
It has never happened before, the pickups that I donated to constituencies over various regions, over 300 pick-ups that are now even being used in the constituencies”.
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