{"id":448814,"date":"2017-12-21T00:21:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/use-of-president-in-100k-offer-was-me-not-akufo-addo-mef-president\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T00:21:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:21:33","slug":"use-of-president-in-100k-offer-was-me-not-akufo-addo-mef-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/use-of-president-in-100k-offer-was-me-not-akufo-addo-mef-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of \u2018president\u2019 in $100k offer was me, not Akufo-Addo \u2013 MEF president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/59124943.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo Presser\" title=\"Akufo Presser\" width=\"295\" height=\"192\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513815693_662_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF) President, Ashim Morton says the use of \u201cpresident\u201d in the $100,000 letter offer made to expatriates for a reserved sit was in reference to him and not president Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>He told the media at a news conference in Accra Wednesday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was not billed to attend the Ghana Expatriates Business Awards.<\/p>\n<p>He said there was nowhere in their letters to the expatriates did they state that the \u201cpresident\u2019s table was designated for the president of the Republic of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the seats at the high table were designated for him as the president of MEF and not the president of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>But coincidentally when president Akufo-Addo decided to attend the event, he relinquished his seat to him, Mr Morton said.<\/p>\n<p>He was reacting to the controversy that has surrounded the awards held to celebrate the work of expatriates in the country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>The Trades Ministry has been accused of charging $100,000 from expatriates for a reserved sit with president Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>The development has led to an urgent summon of Trades Minister Alan Kyeramaten to the Flagstaff House to respond to some questions about the scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Trades Minister Carlos Arhinkorah has said monies received from the expatriates have been paid into the account of MEF.<\/p>\n<p>Although he acknowledged the receipt of some monies by the Ministry, Mr Morton said: \u201cI am not sure all the money was paid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said part of the money has been retained at the Trades Ministry for further initiatives under the Ghana Expatriates Business Awards.<\/p>\n<p>But the 18-seat high table was chosen for \u201cdistinguished Ghanaians\u201d and expatriates \u201ccarefully selected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He admitted they promised a reserved seat for all the companies that agree to pay $100,000 but said: \u201cno one paid before the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 62 updated by: 62 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated 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