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There has not been any agreement yet to grant a request for former President John Dramani Mahama to keep his official residence at No 3 Prestige Link at Cantonments in Accra as part of his retirement agreement, the Spokesperson of the NPP Transitional Team, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said.
 
According to him, a decision on the former President’s request would be communicated as “soon as possible.”

He said President Akufo-Addo has just started work on Monday morning by first inspecting a guard of honour.

“He is just starting work as President. He now has the power to sign off on some decisions. There is a recommendation that has been made by our side of the Transition Team and he will ratify or disagree with that recommendation and then an announcement will be made,” Mr Oppong-Nkrumah said in a radio interview on Joy FM.

He was responding to a statement from Former President John Dramani Mahama's office that urged the public to ignore claims suggesting that he had "hijacked" his residence, contrary to what the Transition Act stipulates.

The Transition Act states that the former President should be offered an official retirement home and an office.

Following from that Mr Mahama has indicated that he would like to have Bungalow No.3, Prestige Link, Cantonments and its adjoining facilities as his official home and Bungalow No.6, 3rd Avenue, Ridge, Accra as his office.

Mahama's response

"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," President Mahama's statement said.

It added: "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.