Acting General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has vowed to stage a 'one-man demo' against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if he allows former President John Dramani Mahama to keep his Cantonments official residence as part of his retirement package.
According to him, the President "must not allow" any such move whatsoever, since the NDC-led government denied Ex-President Kufour similar benefits.
In an interview on NEAT FM’s morning show 'Ghana Montie', he said he will speak against the move if Nana Addo’s led government accept Mahama’s request.
Former President John Dramani Manama is reported to have requested to be allowed to retain his official bungalow he occupied as Vice President and later President as his ex gratia.
A member of the NDC's Transition Team, Hannah Tetteh reportedly told the media yesterday that Parliament has already given the 'all-clear' signal to the former President to owe the residential facility as part of his end of service benefit – but Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who speaks for the new government's side of the transition team and also MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, stressed there was a request from President John Mahama, asking permission to keep the residence but a decision had not been reached.
A December 19, 2016 letter signed by the former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah said John Mahama would like the incoming administration to give him the "No 3, Prestige Link, Cantonment together with the adjoining facilities as his official retirement home."
This request has made many critics angry some of whom have cited the law and previous national events as their defence.
The Presidential Transition (Amendment) Act 2016 states the outgoing President is required to vacate his official bungalow one month before swearing-in of the new President. If he fails to do so, the Administrator General is empowered to forcefully evict him.
Two days after the swearing-in the ex-president is yet to vacate the premises only for the December 19 letter to be made public.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah disclosed that, "in the shortest possible time", the new government will take a decision on the request made by former President Mahama.
But even before the dust could settle on that brouhaha, Founder and former President of the African University College of Education, Kojo Yankah has called on the Akufo-Addo-led administration not to endorse the action saying "The precedence is dangerous and should not be allowed to stand."
However, John Boadu fear the request if granted could inflame passions among the electorates who secured victory for the party in the December 7 polls.
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This JDM man has no sense of shame, Kufour did two terms he's not been given any accommodation, yet a one term president is demanding one! What a character! Is this the reason you started showering praises on Nana Addo in your SONA? You shouldn't have asked for this one in the first place, please don't insult Ghanaians by your actions.
TO ALLOW MAHAMA TO KEEP HIS PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE AMOUNTS TO CONNIVING WITH HIM IN CORRUPTION AND CRIMINALITYY. MAHAMA BY THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD HAVE LEFT HIS HOUSE ONE MONTH TO THE SWEARING IN OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. HE DECIDED TO STAY AT THE TIME HE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO SO IN DISREGARD TO ESTABLISHED RULES AND ODERS. SO THAT WAS DISREGARD FOR LAW AND ORDER. HE IS NOT LAW ABIDING AND THIS THEREFORE IS CRIMINALLL. HE USED HIS POSITION AS THE THEN PRESIDENT TO FLOUT ON THE LAW AND THAT IS CORRUPTIONN. IN FACT HE DESERVES TO BE PROSECUTED FOR COMMITING SUCH OFFENCES. HE COULD NOT, AS A PRESIDENT, HAVE ASKED ANY OF HIS MINISTERS TO EVACUATE THEIR HOUSE IF ANY HAS CHOSEN TO DO SO. HE IS A BAD LEADER WITH LITTLE OR NO SENSEEE OF SHAMEEE FOR WRONG DOING. HIS ATTITUDE PUT UNDUE PRESSURE ON THE NEW PRESIDENT WHO WANT TO GIVE MAHAMA A RESPECT HE DESERVE AS A FORMER PRESIDENT BUT THE ATTITUDE, DECISION ACTION OF MAHAMA DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THAT EFFORT. THIS ***barred word*** ACTION OF MAHAMA MUST NOT BE TOLERATED BY NANA ADDO. IT WILL CONSTITUTE A BREAKDOWN OF NANA ADDO'S AVOW DETERMINATION TO FIGHT CORRUPTION. IF NANA ADDO FAILS TO DO THE RIGHT AND PROPER THING IN THIS MATTER HE CANNOT HAVE THE MORAL CHARACTER AND WILL POWER TO FIGHT AGAINST THE CORRUPTION FOR WHICH MANY GHANAIANS VOTED FOR HIM. NOW IF EVERY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN GHANA WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE THERE WOULD BE NO MORE A SUITABLE PLACE IN INNER ACCRA TO KEEP THE PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC. WE MAY HAVE TO KEEP THEM IN OTHER CITIES, KUMASI, KOFORIDUA OR HO FOR THEM TO COME TO WORK AT THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE.
Even NANA ADDO has not being in power for one week and the faeces of corruption seem to be engulfing Nana Addo already ; has the toxic smell of evil satanic Ghanaian started blowing over Nana Addo and is he already infected by this corruption virus so soon !!!!!! ; this is disappointing !!!!!!; Nana Addo should just refuse this temptation of corruption !!!!!!!or was Nana Addo lying to Ghanaians that he was not corrupt ; this is a BIG TRAP FOR NANA ADDO BECACAUSE JON MAHAMA WILL BE LAUGHING AND WILL SAY I TOLD YOU SO : NANA IS CORRUPT AND A THIFF !!!!!!!!!.
***barred word*** CAN SLEEP OUTSIDE WHO CARES
if H.E Nana Addo allows Mahama to take up this official residence for the vice president of Ghana, then it constitutes the highest form of corruption since independence. this is because two presidents, one being ex-president deemed to be corrupt and another one deemed not a corrupt; agreed to loot the national purse of assets. Prz Nana Addo don't dirty your hands with corruption, especially at this early stage. thank you.
JDM KNEW VERY WELL THAT HIS REQUEST IS NOT POSIBLE HE JUST WANTED NANA TO FALL INTO THE TRAP HE HAS SET FOR HIM NANA PLEASE LISTEN TO US. WE JUST LOAN YOU OUR MANDATE TO BECOME OUR HEAD SO PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO WHAT JDM IS ASKING OF YOU
Nana should not f0000l kraa.... He should remember his dares in Opposition. We will make him a 1 term president make he ***barred word***! We mean business wai.... Now we know where the power lies is with us the people.
MR BOADU, I AM FIRMLY BEHIND YOU,THAT VERY DAY SUCH DECISION IS TAKEN, NPP HAS LOST MY VOTE FOR LIFE IT WILL BE A SHAME FOR ME TO BARE
Nana Aba is begining to taste sour in my mouth. What is all this? Yes we will join you in a demonstration to show our displeasure. He should listen to we the people and stop this nons3nse #NanaWiseUp
Sorry Nana, you have lost Ashanti votes. Am serious !!