Mahama never gave NAM1 a diplomatic passport - Mogtari Bawa

She said such allegations are attempts by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to drag the former president into the Menzgold mess.

A vice chairman of the NPP, Omari Waddie, had insinuated on a radio discussion that President Mahama issued a diplomatic passport to the embattled Menzgold boss.

But in a rebuttal on Facebook, Mogtari Bawa said: "There appears a desperate attempt, unsuccessful so far, by the NPP to drag former President John Mahama and other executives of the NDC into the unfolding MenzGold saga."

"Fact though is that neither Mr Mahama nor his wife has any investments in MenzGold and the spurious claims by the NPP’s vice chairman that Nana Appiah was issued with a diplomatic passport by the NDC administration is just what it is, spurious and false."

"Such lies being peddled by an obviously desperate government will not change the views and disappointments of Ghanaians in the Nana Addo administration."

Nana Appiah Mensah, who is popularly known as NAM1, is currently behind bars in Dubai, according to the spokesperson of the Ghana Police Service.

An arrest warrant has been issued by a Circuit Court in Accra for him and two accomplices.