President Nana Akufo-Addo will never demand a state bungalow be given him as part of his retirement package after leaving office, a former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Nunoo-Mensah has said.
"I don't believe that Nana Akufo-Addo as president will retire and tell Ghanaians to give him a house. I've been with him and I know him very well, he has a lovely house and morally, I know him and he will stay there, I've eaten kenkey and pepper with him [and so I know him very well]. I can vouch for his integrity, he won't do it," Brig Gen Nunoo-Mensah said.
According to him, it is "morally reprehensible" and an "immoral act" for a small and relatively poor country like Ghana to be giving state properties to former state officials including presidents as part of their retirement package.
"Did Americans do that: give their presidents a place to live? Obama I am told was buying a house in Washington. But is America obliged to give him a place of residence? Why should we do it? I mean if America, which is ten times richer than us, is not giving their presidents [state houses, then why should we do it?]" Brig Gen Nunoo-Mensah told Moro Awudu on Class91.3FM's Executive Breakfast Show on Monday, 23 January.
His comments come in the wake of a recent controversy regarding former president John Mahama's request to keep the state property he occupied while in office, as part of his retirement package.
"I'm sure that if President Mills had lived and finished the eight years, I know him very well, he won't go and get a state house, he will go and live in some small house at Spintex Road. So it depends on the integrity of the people we are talking about," Brig Gen Nunoo-Mensah said.
He said instead of politicians grabbing state properties for themselves, they should rather empathise with the poor, ordinary taxpayer by being moderate. "We should have sympathy for our suffering people; the elections we just had told us many things. …Those who are coming shouldn't think that they can come and do whatever they like. Ghanaians have changed and they will change again if they don’t meet their needs, which are plenty …" he urged.
Source: classfmonline.com
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The way African leaders think I believe is the right thing to do. Look @ Gambia that psychopath greedy guy wanted to to hang on to power because he is messed up after seeing all the money Gambia have.
Nunoo Mensah you exchanged your integrity when you served in the NDC government. You were one of the finest Military Officers. We didn't take our passports to get out of Ghana as you advised if wen found the nation Ghana hard to live in. Now there is a change and I don't know whether that change has changed your way of addressing Ghanaians. Kindly ***barred word*** and help build your battered NDC party. Nana will not make you a security advisor.
I agree with the General 100%.
We don't have to give them anything. We should look at our Constitution once again.
Ex-president Obama with his family and the ex-vice president moved out of their official residence for the in-coming administration before the inauguration, why couldn't our own leaders do same. The ex-president was aware one clear month that he had to move out from the house so why the delay? '
OFCOURSE THIS NUNOO MENSAH GUY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNIST.HE PADDLES WHERE THE WIND BLOWS.HE IS EATEN KENKEY AND FISH WITH NANA ADDO SO HE KNOWS HIM WELL.IT MORE THAN KENKEY AND FISH TO KNOW ONE WELL.IDIOOOOTS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
I AGREE 100% WITH THE GENERAL. THE ORDINARY GHANAIAN IS SUFFERING AND POLITICIANS ARE DRAINING OUR COFFERS. ANOTHER BAD EXAMPLE IS EX- GRATIA PAYMENT TO PARLIAMENTARIANS AFTER EVERY FOUR YEARS.
I wonder if you have a brain cell? Are you saying Mahama is right in demanding a house from the very country he has led down a dark path? i bet you like a lot of Ghanaians is struggling yet you find the need to call out people with integrity trying to save Ghana from despicable greed! God help Ghana
What is this? Why are people trying to demonize Mahama as if he just got up out of the blue and demanded this? Nunoo you can eat konkonte with him but please., you an adult should be an example to the young ones. I vividly, remember what you said and did when you were in power!!! Time will definitely tell..... Karma awaits all!!!
Another offuuiii opportunist.