The Director of Communication for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has confirmed that journalists invited to the #BawumiaHostsTheMedia event, held on Sunday, August 25, 2024, were paid amounts between GHS2,000 and GHS5,000.Speaking to Fact-Check Ghana, Miracles Aboagye explained that the payments were intended to facilitate and ensure the comfort of journalists invited for the event coverage.He, however, denied claims of paying journalists and media houses between GHS10,000 and GHS20,000 as is being speculated on social media.'I haven't given any GHS20,000 or GHS10,000 to any media house. The highest amount of money any media person received was between GHS 2,000 and GHS 5,000. They are all not the same, some were even bloggers,' he said.According to Aboagye, some journalists based outside Accra were given money for transportation and their accommodation, countering claims of bribery.'Take someone who came from Kumasi or Tamale, for instance, if you give them GHS5,000 or GHS7,000 then you [must] add their accommodation and transport to ensure you have covered them,' he added.TWI NEWSHis comments come on the back of speculations circulating on social media following the NPP flagbearer's interaction with the media.Meanwhile, some journalists have confirmed to Fact-Check Ghana that they received huge sums ranging between GHS20,000 and GHS10,000 after the event.Source: Ghana Web