The office of John Mahama has denied claims that the former President has refused to vacate his official residence although his tenure has ended.
According to a statement released Sunday, ex-President Mahama has been occupying the Cantonments residence since his days as Vice President and had requested to use it as his retirement home, a request that was made before the end of his 4-year tenure President.
“We wish to state and confirm that per the information officially communicated to the newly inaugurated administration following discussions by the Joint Transition Team, President Mahama will continue to maintain his current place of residence as his retirement home,” the statement said.
Some media houses have reported that the current Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is struggling to find an official residence to live and work from following John Mahama's refusal to vacate his official residence.
However, reacting to that claim, the office of former President Mahama says the media houses reporting that false claim are only being used to embarrass the immediate past President.
Below is the full statement
Ignore Claims About President Mahama’s Residence
Contrary to the claims being made that HE John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana, has refused to vacate his residence, we wish to state and confirm that per the information officially communicated to the newly inaugurated administration following discussions by the Joint Transition Team, President Mahama will continue to maintain his current place of residence as his retirement home.
The decision and agreement on the place of residence and office for the former President was formally communicated to the new administration by the former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah on December 19, 2016.
The Sixth Parliament of the 4th Republic before its dissolution, also resolved that residential and office accommodation should be provided to the outgoing President, HE John Dramani Mahama in line with convention and existing precedent.
The claims that Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia is stranded and has nowhere to stay, is mischievous and deliberately intended to embarrass President Mahama.
The Vice President is expected to take up residence in the House known as Australia House, which was previously occupied by former Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur.
An Official and Permanent residence for the Vice President is currently under construction, off the Switchback road. Dr Bawumia will move into the new structure when completed.
Office of HE John Dramani Mahama
Former President of the Republic of Ghana
Accra- Ghana.
January 09, 2017.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Mahama should leave the official vice president's residence immediately, what is this ***barred word***.
Mahama can go and perch with Akua Donkor..... Greedy Opana Ford Mahama must vacate the house for Bawumia who is stranded and has no official residence.
How come I'm smelling chaos for this new government. How come I'm seeing old dwarfs all over Ghana. How come arrogance has suddenly appeared in this so called humbled NPP government. I sense you won't last one term
Just as your people are trying to embarrass Nana with plagiarism Just go home It's finished ffinito
***barred word***, the transition team or the NPP government had no power to allocate a property to you on the 19th December and you don't have any powers to tell us where Bawumia should be housed. Get the funk out of the property or we will uproot you like cassava.
THIS ONE TERM VICE AND PRESIDENT JON MAHAMA SHOULD BE TOLD THAT GHANA IS NOT HIS PERSONEL PROPERTY NEITHER DOES IT BELONG TO HIS KROOKED FAMILY !!!!!!!!; JON MAHAMA HAS SO MANY PROPERTIES IN ACCRA AND HE COULD EASILY MOVE INTO ONE OF THEM : KUFFOUR LIVES IN HIS OWN HOUSE SO WHY CAN'T JON MAHAMA GO AND LIVE IN HIS OWN HOUSE AND GET SOME ALLOWANCE FOR IT : WHAT KIND OF GREEDY VULTURE IS THIS JON MAHAMA AND WHAT A SHAME UPON JON MAHAMA AND HIS WIFE !!!!!!: NANA ADDO SHOULD PUT HIS FUT DOWN AND KICK JON MAHAMA OUT OF THIS PROPERTY ; WHY CAN'T Jon Mahama GO TO BOLE AND LIVE THERE !!!!!!!!UPON STILLING OUR RESOURCES ; RISE UP UP GHANAIANS AGAINST THIS DAY LIGHT ROBBERY ; IF NANA ADDO ALLOWS THIS IT WILL BE A DISAPPOINTMENT TO MANY GHANAIANS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!