The Director of Legal Affairs of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Tamekloe, has challenged claims that mobile money interoperability was the brainchild of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

In a social media post, Mr. Tamekloe argued that the groundwork for interoperability was laid under the John Mahama administration.

According to him, the Bank of Ghana signed the interoperability contract in 2016 before the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came to power.

He explained that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration only reviewed the cost of the contract after assuming office in 2017 and subsequently went ahead with the implementation.

“How is this the brainchild of Dr. Bawumia?” he asked.

Mr. Tamekloe further questioned attempts to credit the former Vice President with the growth in mobile money services, noting that mobile money agents were already in existence before 2017.

He argued that the increase in agents was driven by demand and telecom sector expansion rather than direct government action.

He concluded his critique with a sharp rebuke, stating that “a man should never get to the point where he believes in his own lies.”