President John Dramani Mahama says he is optimistic recent developments surrounding some his decisions ahead of the inauguration of the new government, will be resolved before he hands over power.
John Mahama has been heavily criticized by a section of the public over his recent appointments and approval of salary increments for some group of Ghanaian workers few weeks to leaving office.
But according to him, all the decision were made in the larger interest of the country.
Speaking to representatives of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference who called on him at the Flagstaff House on Wednesday, President Mahama insisted that, even though he had lost the recently held national elections to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, he remained the President and was responsible for steering the affairs of the country until he officially hands over power on January 7, 2017.
“We are looking forward to the inauguration. The transition has gone smoothly so far and we have engaged each in utmost good faith. Our democracy is evolving and so there are some constitutional issues that definitely has come up as to whether a President is still a president even after he has lost an election until the midnight of the inauguration. But I believe convention or legality might answer those questions.”
“So for whatever we agree to do, we set the pace for the future and so we’ll continue to work together for the greater interest of Ghana,” Mahama said.
President John Dramani Mahama has also given the assurance that he will hand over a peaceful and stable Ghana to his successor; Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, come January 7, 2017.
“I inherited a peaceful and stable country from my predecessor, the late President John Evans Atta Mills and will also hand over a peaceful and stable government to my successor, the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo.”
‘Mahama swears-in Commissioners for NCCE, CHRAJ’
Earlier this month, President Mahama swear into office Mr Joseph Whittal as the new Commissioner for the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).
The Commission had been without a substantive Commission for almost a year, following the removal of the previous commissioner, Laurette Lamptey over allegations of corruption.
He also swore into office a new director for the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). The new director, Mrs. Josephine Nkrumah had been the deputy Commissioner at the NCCE for almost two years.
He also appointed a new Auditor General, and increased allowances for service personnel by sixty percent.
Source: Citi fm
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All appointments made by JM including these last minute appointments are only in the interest of John Ford Mahama and his e.v.i.l. NDC party. Why appoint a Nigerian born to head our EC? This will never happen in any country in the world. You have lost the election just go and enjoy your l00t quietly... Ghanaians will never miss you... You are very wicked.
Is the evicted NDC President John Dramani Mahama talking true? What is up the Mahama sleeves we do not want to guess at. But let us consider the fact that his administration has been woefully for the future of Ghana. His policies were and have been abysmally wrong and objectionable. They were wasteful of the economy, of the human resources, of the mineral resources. And he never suffered qualms, he is telling us. Listen to President John Dramani Mahama respond to the election results: 'This is not the outcome we expected and hoped for...' So even after his defeat, the evicted President is still at it, designing a wrong policy, trying to tell the incoming Akufo-Addo administration which should be market economy oriented to get tied to the NDC Social democracy misdeeds. What is up the NDC sleeves we know; we not guessing at it. Let Mahama keep the treachery he thinks he is in his backyard. We will never take it.
Better you stop talking, Mr. Prez. Just shuuut up! Do you know what interests us?
Just look at his face, it tells who he is nothing but OBABU.
Mr Mahama, when did yuou realise that the appointment of these people are to the interest of the nation? I thought as good as you are, you will foresee this long before this time. Traditionally, you can be likened to someone who has gone to a dancing competition, and when the dance is so bad and the organisers have decided to sack him/her from the competition, then this person turns around and says, .oh, please, it is left with one more dance so please let me display this dance'. Already you have been sacked and now you want us to know how good you are. If Ghanaians liked your administration they would not have voted you out. Are you listening, my Mahama?
From the time you were Vice-Present till now, all your decision have been met with disappointment, despair and confusion. WHAT A PRESIDENT! CORRUPTION HAS NO GOOD FACE!
Let us be careful of our utterances. The descriptions being used on our president(Outgoing) will come back to haunt us. Posterity will vindicate whoever is right.
Wi-cked, corrupt and incompetent president in the history of Ghana. You are now as-hamed of yourself and wishing Nana's doom but it will fail. Nana is prophetically anointed to rule at this time and no vaga-wire can change this. Ghana wished for a change and the change is coming from 2017...insha allah.
Dangerous snake under grass,In public he portray himself as kind and humble person but he is the most Wi-cked president Ghana has ever had