Sir Sam Jonah, a Ghanaian business magnate, has strongly denied rumours that he is in the hunt to be former President John Mahama’s running mate in the 2024 elections.
According to him, he has no interest in the position, hence Ghanaians should disregard such reports.
He wrote to Metro TV’s ‘Good Evening Ghana’ after hearing host Paul Adom Otchere discuss a story on the broadcast.
“Anyone who knows me well will attest to the fact that I have no interest whatsoever in going into the murky world of politics.”
The businessman indicated that he had turned down offers to be Vice President under former President Jerry John Rawlings in the 90s.
“As a matter of fact, if I was interested, I would have been Vice President in 1992 and 1996 when I was offered the position on a silver platter,” he said.
He also described these publications as “worthless speculation.”
About Sam Jonah
Sam Jonah was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited in 1986 and oversaw its growth from a one-mine operation into a multinational.
In 1996, Ashanti, which had listings in London and Ghana, became the first operating African company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
He became Executive President of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (the world’s second-largest gold producer) in May 2004 when Ashanti was merged with AngloGold Limited.
In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II and Head of the Commonwealth conferred on him an Honorary Knighthood as Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE).
In 2006, he was awarded Ghana’s highest national award, the Companion of the Order of the Star.
In December 2004, CNN and Time Magazine ranked him as one of the world’s top 25 most influential business people, setting global standards for management, ethics, marketing, and innovation.
He is the recipient of five Lifetime Achievement awards, the most recent being the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
