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Government says it is unaware of former President, Jerry Rawlings� rejection of a temporary accommodation made available for the use of the former first family. The facility is intended for their use until the completion of the Ridge residence that was razed down by fire in February of 2010. A statement from the Ministry of Information stated �we are not aware that our former President has rejected the temporary facility offered him, and hearing about it for the very first time from Kofi Adams. � Government, according to the statement, dealt directly with the former President on the matter of his temporary accommodation, and if he has any concerns �we are sure that His Excellency will communicate with the Office of the President for appropriate solutions to be found. � The statement cautioned persons who continue to draw the former President and issues about him into the public domain to desist, adding that government will not be drawn into showing disrespect to its former presidents by discussing matters about them in the media. �In one breath, we are accused of not caring for our leaders, and yet in another breath, the same people say arrangements were made, but have been rejected�, the statement noted. On the matter of the reconstruction of the burnt Ridge house of the former first family, the statement noted that details on the state of preparations and commencement of work is known to persons assigned by the former first family to handle that matter. Government says it will not be drawn to discuss this issue and others in the media or the public domain. The Project Consultant and the Contractor who were chosen by the former first family are working on the reconstruction and have received government's fullest cooperation. The statement noted that government will not be threatened or stampeded by any group into completing what it has clearly and consistently committed itself to doing.