The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has confirmed that President John Dramani Mahama’s official X account (@JDMahama) has been hacked.
In an interview, Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that the account had been compromised by unknown individuals. However, he assured the public that steps were being taken to restore access.
“Well, there’s been a hack. Some unscrupulous persons have compromised it, but efforts are underway to recover it, and it should be recovered any moment from now,” he stated.
The breach was noticed on Sunday, when the President’s X account was used to promote a cryptocurrency scam linked to Solanafrica, a fraudulent project falsely claiming to be “led by Ghana’s President John Mahama to make payments across Africa free using the Solana blockchain”. The token has since been rug-pulled, leaving investors with some losses.
Although the suspicious post has been deleted, the compromised account continues to post crypto-related content, hinting at the launch of another memecoin.
Authorities are working to restore the account and prevent further misuse, while urging the public to disregard any suspicious posts from the handle until it is fully recovered.
