New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has revealed that he shares a very close relationship with business mogul Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of President John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking in an interview on Joy FM, Opoku, who described Ibrahim Mahama as his ‘senior brother,’ explained that their bond was established long before he entered Parliament.

He recounted how the relationship grew stronger when Mahama surprised him by offering to fly him abroad and cover his medical expenses after a near-fatal accident.

"I am very close to Ibrahim Mahama. I see Ibrahim as a big brother. We have known each other for quite some time. But I think the height of it came when I had the accident in 2020. In February 2020, I was involved in a near-fatal accident. Two of the people in my vehicle went into a coma. I had both femurs broken, with the left side shattered.

"We were just entering the COVID period, so it was difficult for me to travel out. I remember some medical doctors came to me and said that the situation was bad. Within two, three, four hours, both legs were swollen heavily. What it meant was that I had some nerve damage, which affected proper blood flow. As a result, blood pooled around my thigh. They had to cut my trousers with scissors because I couldn’t pull them off," he narrated.

He said that when he regained consciousness, he was informed that Ibrahim Mahama had offered to fly him out of the country for medical care.

"Harold, my good friend, told me a story. He said, 'Do you know that we had to rush home, take your passport, your wife’s passport, your mother's passport, and my passport, because Ibrahim Mahama had volunteered his private jet to fly you out of the country for medical reasons? And the gentleman was ready to pay your entire bill.'

"I was shocked and kept wondering what I had done to deserve such a favor. Ibrahim Mahama is a big man, and at that time, I wasn’t even a Member of Parliament," he added.

He noted that Mahama's kindness did not end there.

He indicated that Ibrahim Mahama continued to check on him regularly.

"He kept visiting me at the hospital, both in Ghana and abroad, during my rehabilitation. He even visited me multiple times when I went to Germany for medical care," Opoku said.

The MP expressed deep gratitude for Ibrahim Mahama's generosity and described the experience as a life-changing act of kindness.

Watch his remarks in the video below:

A relationship beyond partisan politics—MP for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, shares how Ibrahim Mahama supported him after he suffered a fatal accident. #DriveOnJoy pic.twitter.com/hh9sVFA71h

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