'Fake UN representative': List of politicians who received fake Kofi Annan award

'Fake UN representative': List of politicians who received fake Kofi Annan award

Since yesterday, September 3, 2020, topping trends on social media is an award scheme by one Kwame Fordjour, who posed as a United Nations representative who was giving out awards to some prominent Ghanaians on

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An award scheme that was dubbed the 7th Global Leadership Service to Humanity Awards was held to appreciate entertainers, politicians, business people, among others on the list.

It turned out that the organiser of the awards, Kwame Fordjour who holds himself a PhD, is a shady character who has no connections with the United Nations or Kofi Annan.

This has led to a lot of trolls on social media especially for the award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, and the other entertainers who were also awarded.

Other prominent Ghanaians including the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, have all been victims of Fordjour's 'scam.'

'Fake UN represEntative': List of politicians who received fame un award
NPP's John Boadu and NDC's Alban Bagbin Source: Twitter
Source: UGC

YEN.com.gh has a list of some top politicians who have been scammed with the 'fake' awards.

READ ALSO: Dr UN: How Kwame Fordjour was exposed over his fake UN Kofi Annan awards

Below is the list of politicians who have been scammed by the award scheme.

1. John Boadu

'Fake UN representative': List of politicians who received fake Kofi Annan award
Nwe Patriotic Party's General Secretary, John Boadu Source: GhOne
Source: UGC

2. Chairman Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi was not left out of this scam.

'Fake UN representative': List of politicians who received fake Kofi Annan award
Chairman Wontumi receiving his award from Dr Kwame Fordjour Source: Twitter
Source: Original

3. S.K. Boafo

'Fake UN representative': List of politicians who received fake Kofi Annan award
SK Boafo receiving his award from Dr Kwame Fordjour Source: Twitter
Source: UGC

4. Alban Bagbin

5. Gifty Ohene Konadu

The National coordinator of government's One District One Factory was also scammed. She even appeared in the dailies for being given such an award.

'Fake UN represntative': List of politicians who received fame un award
Gifty Ohene Konadu with her award in the news papers Source: Daily Guide Newspaper
Source: UGC

READ ALSO: Video shows how fake UN award ceremony was touted as huge event with sponsors

In other news, a video of the trending fake Kofi Annan-UN Award ceremony that many top Ghanaian celebrities and icons fell prey to, has surfaced.

The footage sighted by YEN.com.gh on the official Facebook page of OMGVoice was an advertisement by the young man who paraded himself as a representative of the United Nations (UN).

As it turned out, checks made by some internet users have indicated that the award scheme is not credible and that the Ghanaian claiming to be coming from the UN and representing the international body was actually a fraud.

READ ALSO: Fake Kofi Annan-UN Awards: Sarkodie, Berla Mundi, D-Black, UG VC and all those 'fooled' by Kwame Fordjour (photos)

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