Ex President John Dramani Mahama has said he’s deeply surprised that Ghanaians have put up with the Akufo-Addo government that has nepotism as its hallmark.
According to him, his administration was unfairly judged when he was accused of nepotism at a time he had only one blood relation serving in his government in the person of Hon. Joyce Mogtari Bawa.
Addressing the members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) UK branch, former President John Mahama slammed Civil Society Organizations, religious and traditional leaders for keeping mute over happenings in the Akufo-Addo government, and further bemoaned what he described as the hypocrisy in Ghana politics.
“I never ever though that Ghanaians will tolerate the level of nepotism in the government we see today, it’s terrible, I never ever thought. In our case one of our own said I was running a family and friends government and NPP took it up, when I had no blood relation of mine in government except for some lonely deputy minister, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, my aunt’s daughter. She was the only blood relation in my government and yet they said family and friends and when you ask where are they, they say ooo, but your own person said it.
“Now today look at it, that’s the new standard and yet civil society is quiet, religious and traditional leaders are quiet. When NDC comes the next time and Alabi or Bagbin or who is the President and they appoint their relatives into government are they now coming to come out and say it? Must the standards of measuring standards differ because of who is in the presidency? That is the hypocrisy of our politics, that’s the height of hypocrisy we have in Ghana.
“Something is pardonable when one government is in power but when another is in power it’s unpardonable, things that the media would have been so loud about under my administration, it happens everyday and it’s like it’s business as usual. That is the hypocrisy of our civil society and religious and traditional leaders, everybody is quiet, suddenly some say they don’t watch TV anymore and that they watch animals. In our time they were not watching animals, they were watching political discussions. You’re now tired of too much politics…you’ll be tired, because your darling government is super incompetent and so you’re tired of hearing the analysis, that’s the hypocrisy we face in our country. So let us not buy into their propaganda.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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I always remember John Mahama by the bus branding scandal and the Kanazoe ford bribe that he received.... This shows his level of thinking considering the ramifications if the public get to know..... Ghana can buy any car you want in the world for you.... Why receive a ford car as bribe? He is simply greedy and corrupt. Not fit to rule this country again.......
2020 is closer than we can imagine, they can lie their way into power but they can't lie to stay in power. Regrettably, we have seen the difference.
When Joyce was the Deputy Minister, her husband was also appointed FDA boss. The count continues
Look at this disgraceful ex-President and his rantings. You think we have suddenly forgotten your corrupt deals when you were in office. It was only your term that no week passes without Ghanaians finds it difficult to bereave because of the daily corruption cases. He should ***barred word***
Your brother was not in government but he was getting all the government contracts. He was even caught using government machines
Max, you are not an NPP member and we don't need you. Was Ghana clean when John mahama was president? Was Ghana smelling good during his time, I don't even have to talk about this most us*less and st*pid so called president who got the chance by mistake through the the late President Mills whom he killed (awu nyadzi ) he should sh*t up koraa! He shouldn't annoy us! What good did he do to Ghana apart from giving dubious contracts to his family ,friends and cronies? He is confused and bringing himself up to be ridiculed for the fact that Opuni has been indicted and facing the law which is going to implicate his wife, we've heard he has warned Opuni never to mention his wife's name or face the consequences, mr de*dgoat you can't do the guy foko, if anything happens to Opuni you will answer for that. We know you are a murderer and the greatest hypocrite on earth, but this one you can't never pretend. We thank God even the spirits and ghosts of dead Ghanaians rejected your presidency in 2016 and they will do that again at anytime you present yourself and your alien party.
you did not say anything. Could not make sense out of your comments.
Joey, who told you people have regretted voting for Nana Addo, did Otabil tell you it was Nana Addo the reason why he has refused to watch TV? You see how st*pid you people are, your thinking is like a grade 2 student in the U.S.A they are even better I think than the ndc. You have very low IQ ,no wonder Kwesi Botchway's report talks about your mental faculty and demanding kritical thinkers in the ndc, in fact this group of idi*ts who call themselves ndc politicians are appalling to their founder. Look, of all the accusation you people have laid on the NPP and Nana Addo the good people have never said ndc is an option, they hate ndc to the core, they just don't want to hear the name ndc and I tell you if elections are held today ndc will still lose. We have a listening government who gives hope, we have a government that doesn't release bulldogs to attack, we have a government that doesn't have evil dwarfs and babies with sharp teeth, we have a government that promised and is delivering, one is the Special Prosecutor (2) is Opuni is now in court and the rest will follow (3) Nii Lante Vanderpuye has admitted he left a debt of over GHC40million in the sports ministry and the rest 3boboba! You will confess to the people of Ghana the damage done to our country, that alone will be enough for Ghanaians to see you jailed, and when you are jailed come back to tell Ghanaians why they should vote st*pidly for the ndc for ***barred word***. You and your John mahama are all fo*ls I've never seen such an idi*t if a president before ,who can't think far, if the people like you why would they send you away in a spectacular way? and which president in this world was voted out and the people voting him back, what has changed for him to look better than a government that is implementing policies that will help the people,when John mahama has told Ghanaians he will cancel the free SHS, and cancel the teacher and nurses trainee allowances ,you think we are fo*ls to vote ndc? Vote ndc to come and destroy the NHIS,the free school feeding? You people might be joking! You've lost your minds due to the election heavy blow in your heads.
Well said ex-president. I am a strong NPP member and I know what you are talking about. The media is quiet. Quiet over the the bola and dirt Engulfing ACCRA. Why, Instead of them telling Nana Addo the truth, they have all turn to boot likers destroying our great nation. Time will tell.
The most ***barred word*** president is nana addo Danqua for running family presidency to collapse businesses. And being followed by ideots