Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor is yet to be given a house after exiting office eight years ago.
Spokesperson, Frank Agyekum, said the conditions for the resettlement of the former president was not met by the erstwhile Mahama administration as required by the Chinery Hesse Committee.
However, he indicated that the former President until recently has been given a house to use as an office after some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) chased him out of his Ridge office.
His comment comes after former President John Mahama requested that he should be allowed to keep his Cantonments official residence as his retirement home.
This has since generated a lot of controversy after the former Communications Minister, Edward Omane Boamah claimed in a statement Sunday that ex-President Mahama had been given the green light to occupy the residence under controversy.
But in a rebuttal, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who speaks for the new government's side of the transition team, stressed there was a request from President Mahama, asking permission to keep the residence but a decision had not been reached.
Commenting on the issue on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Monday, Frank Agyekum said there is nothing wrong with the former president requesting to keep his house.
As stipulated in the Chinery Hesse Committee, he said former presidents are entitled to a house and an office of their choice.
However, Frank Agyekum revealed that Mr. Kufuor was denied that privilege of choosing his own house, rather the state offered him one without his input.
“President Mahama rejected the apartment at Trasacco Valley located off the Accra Tema Motorway offered by the Mills’ administration because he was not consulted”, he added.
Mr. Agyekum maintained that, the government disrespected Mr Kufuor by simply dropping off the keys to the house without even the courtesy of his in-put into the construction of the facility.
Source: adomonline.com
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Mahama should move in with Akua Donkor period.You gave cars and houses for free and you don,t have a place to lay your head.I think he is just doing cover up.But i trust in Dr Bawumia he will gig deep down to naked Mahama.Lets wait and see.
President Nana Addo, may you be given wise same as that of King Solomon to rule this case, and be guided by this '' Father forgive them for they don't know what they are doing'' in case it will be they didn't know what they were doing''. Your HE Nana Addo, please forget every hurt present and in the past and put us first the ordinary Ghanaian in your judgment. A house, VANITY
You cant eat your cake and have it. Kuffour used huge amount of state funds to refurbish his private residence. Kuffour is full of common sense thats why why he has refused to request for retirement home because he knows that's not the best.
When you have greedy politicians everything turn out to be a mess?
And yet the man has never complained? Sorry for what we unknowingly said about you. And Mr greedy doesn't want to move out?. Sad this evening
Nana Addo, have you seen how difficult it is to be president? majority in your party want you not to allow mahama to stay in a residence that belongs to the state but sources close to you are saying you intend to allow him to take up the residence. 2020 is just a stone throw away and ghanaians including party foot soldiers will vote you out if you dont take concrete decisions in the interest of the state. you know mahama and soo what? the right thing needs to be done that is what NPP as a party stands for. dont allow mahama to take the bungalow it belongs to the state. wasnt omane boamoah the same person who took obetsebi lamptey to court for possesing a state bungalow??? now he comes to talk rrubbish!!!
If u throw a ball to hit a wall it bounce back to hit you....Na.nia.ma
AND GREEDY MAHAMA AND NDC SAY WETIN ?
WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE.