Former President John Mahama has dared President Nana Akufo-Addo to exact punishment on his appointees just as he (Mahama) did when he was president.
Speaking to a crowd of National Democratic Congress members in Central Region after a Unity Walk, Mr Mahama berated the wisdom in forking out “GHS15 million” to local IT firm Vokacom for the development of a digital addressing application system which, according to him, already exists on mobile phones free of charge.
In Mr Mahama’s estimation, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who led the whole project, has brought embarrassment to President Akufo-Addo.
“…How can you launch a whopping GPS system that is freely available on our mobile phones and say it is the best national addressing system?” Mr Mahama wondered, adding: “It’s such a pity.”
“Why would you embarrass the president so much?” he said.
Prior to the launch of the application, Dr Bawumia has said: “It is more advanced than [those in] the United States or the United Kingdom or Germany because they are stuck to old technology and we are leap-frogging.”
“We are going to a new technology; we are going to GPS-based technology”, Dr. Bawumia said on Wednesday, 4 October when he delivered a lecture titled: Developing Stronger Economies for the African Continent: the Missing Link’ at the 3rdAdvancement Lecture Series 2017 organised by the Institutional Advancement Office of the University of Cape Coast.
The digital address system, he noted, has unique postcodes for every location in Ghana, adding that: “We have been able to put together 16.1 billion addresses: every five by five metres square apart in Ghana has a unique address.”
Mr Mahama, however, said President Akufo-Addo must hold somebody accountable for giving state funds away for something that already existed free of charge.
“… And when you talk about accountability, this is where the president should show that he is serious about corruption. Somebody must account for GHS15miliion given away free of charge.”
Contrasting the digital addressing application issue with the bus branding corruption saga that happened during his tenure of office, Mr Mahama said: “When I was in office, there was a bus branding incident, GHS3.6million, a minister of state resigned because of GHS3.6million. When you come into office and you want to cover up, you can cover up. When things happen you just refuse to investigate them.
“The toughness of the fight against corruption is that you are able to take action against your own people and that is what we did when we were in office. Here the NPP seems unable to take, the president seems unable to take self-action in anything,” Mr Mahama added.
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I rest my case.
Who is talking? Did l hear right? I dont blame you but those people who gave you the platform to talk. I now understand the reason why these people are saying 2020. They think Ghanaians have short memories as you have been saying. You even went as far as praising the Burkinabe contractor for a good work done after the Ford presentation. Kindly go and see the state of the road now. Ghanaians indeed have short memories to listen to you. You rather promoted corrupt officials by giving them appointment at the presidency.
K) da wai. Enimguase ni mahani! Oooooooh geeez.....you indeed have no integrity. You have no shame. U and Propaganda di3, wo ni no ti s3 3kr) ne honam kankai..we don't ever need u again. Ndc, if u truly want power, it's not with this your Mahama guy, honestly. He's records are there for everyone to see. Mahama can NEVER be compared to Nana Addo. The difference is visibly clear!! Go away with your politics with insults and lies. We are tired of u. All you and your equally delusional and liars will do is to undermine Nana but u know what, God will be the perfect judge. Adwene papa biaa eni wo trimu. God scatter bad minds .
Did u say u "punished" your own? Eeeeiiiii Jon? When? Where ? Ooooh no no no! U have no shame koraaaa. U are such a liar and very delusional. Weren't we in this country? U rewarded all your korrupt, indisciplined, arrogant, disrespectful a$$$.holes. Weren't u the one that totally disregarded and put the whole judiciary into disrepute about the montie 3 saga? Uve lied all your life so u cant see truth if it's hits u in the face. You're a disgrace papapapa!!!! I can't believe u haven't learnt anything thing after your disastrous performance in governance and subsequently the elections. We would be damned to ever vote u anywhere near power. ***barred word*** man. You're such a bad leader. So divisive. Your hallmark in politics are insults, lies, propaganda, korruption and the endless stuuuupidities. Your own party don't want you and don't regard u as their possible "leader". They would rather have Bagbin or Spio Garbrah as their leader. You're still surrounded by your morons who helped u lose monumentally.
Oh yes Mahama I remember how u choose to punish the Montie 3 by insulting and degrading the power of our judiciary.
What is nana addo waiting for ....i don't know why he has been slow in prosecuting these mammals....mahama you will lose in 2020 and you might go mád trust me on this...loser !!!
Ghanaians are watching the polarity and closeness of the media to the ruling govt. It is clear, even a baby born today can smell your biaseness and posterity will judge you. The main pillar of your job has been mortgaged for peanuts! See the choice of photos, can't you see it!!! haabaa!
John Mahama Ministers are lazy That is Why He lose his Elections . Hmm am so sorry u will naver been a president again
HAHAHA MAHAMA IS FUNNY.THE BEST PERSON FOR YOU TO HAVE PUNISHED WAS YOURSELF.YOU WERE VERY CORRUPT AND STILL CORRUPT,YOU WAITED FOR GHANAIANS TO PUNISH YOU LAST YEAR DECEMBER.7.
Ex-President Mahama, what did you do to Stan Dogbe and his likes ie. Adu Asare, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah who were your right hand man when Stan publicly smashed recorders of his fellow journalists twice. I believe if you had won the elections you would have awarded them 'Order of the Star of Volta' for the 'good work done'.