A video which surfaced online a few days ago showed President Mahama giving out what seems like money to at least two people during his recent campaign visit to the Abossey Okai market in Accra.
Though many people from President Mahama’s government such as Chief of State-Julius Debrah have said the President was rather giving out leaflets and not cash, Kofi Adams, the National Campaign Coordinator of the NDC has said the President is free to give out money to whoever he wants as a Ghanaian.
Now, Daily Guide newspaper is reporting that sources close to the President have admitted President Mahama has given out money during his campaign tour in Accra and Sunyani, but these are acts of pure kindness and not to bribe voters.
The newspaper reports:

According to the source, regarding the first incident in which the president was seen in the video, which has gone viral, President Mahama saw a little girl crying because some boiled eggs she was selling in traffic had been pushed down by enthusiastic supporters and trampled upon.
He therefore called the girl and gave her GH¢50 to compensate for the loss, the source added.
In the second instance, as narrated to DAILY GUIDE, the source said President Mahama gave a woman GH¢20 to compensate for her onions which had also been scattered and trampled upon.
There are other reports which suggest that President Mahama was seen giving money to a Gonja chief in public, which has raised concerns and also gone viral on social media.
The source claimed the president gave an amount of GH¢500 during the NDC manifesto launch in Sunyani after the chief had appealed for funds to go to the hospital to treat an ailment.
According to the source, President Mahama was worried about the impression being created that he was bribing voters wondering, “With over 12 million voters, how many people can a person bribe to win an election?”