Former President John Mahama has accused the Ghanaian media of romancing with the Akufo-Addo government, a sharp contrast, he said, from what he contended with while in office.
Speaking to supporters of the main opposition National Democratic Congress in the Central Region on Sunday, 5 November after the party’s third Unity Walk, Mr Mahama wondered why the media kept referring to his appointees as “Mahama boys” and “Mahama girls” any time they reported unsavoury things about them, but have all of a sudden changed that style of reportage and now referring to President Akufo-Addo’s erring appointees such as Ghana’s embattled High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi-Boateng, by name instead of calling him “Akufo-Addo’s boy”.
“This is media propaganda”, Mr Mahama said.
Mr Mahama also said President Akufo-Addo has shown weakness in his dealing with the “NPP members are more Ghanaian than other Ghanaians” gaffe committed by Mr Ayisi-Boateng adding that the president has failed to put his foot down.
According to him, Ghana has a constitution which is “the supreme law of the land and, so, if you are a party officer, you can say whatever you want, there is no problem. You can say all jobs should go to NDC people before it goes to NPP people. That’s if you are Allotey Jacobs, you can say that because government doesn’t pay you, taxpayers don’t pay you, you haven’t sworn an oath to anybody.
“But when you are appointed as a High Commissioner and then you swear an oath of allegiance to the Constitution of Ghana and the Constitution of Ghana says: ‘There shall be no discrimination, and that you shall do justice to all manner of persons, that’s what the constitution of Ghana says, then you come and say – have you read animal Farm before? – It says all animals are equal – that’s how they started when they did the revolution. Then when Napoleon and the pigs started enjoying, they had to justifying why they were enjoying, and, so, they said: ‘All animals are equal but some are more equal than others’.
He said “when they [NPP] were looking for your vote, I remember President Akufo-Addo said: ‘We shall open opportunities of this country to all Ghanaians irrespective of your party or your ethnic affiliation’. Do you remember he said that? So we did the revolution and he came to power, now that the pigs are enjoying they say: ‘Some Ghanaians are more Ghanaian than others’.
“I mean for something like this, you don’t call the person to the Flagstaff House, draft an apology letter for him and ask him to sign; you sack him at once,” Mr Mahama said.
In his view, Mr Ayisi-Boateng’s apology was not sincere.
“And you even read the apology letter and it’s an apology of apology. He says: ‘To apologise for the effect of my words, not apologise for my words’, and that is the new government under which we are.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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Hehehehe.....this one-term President paaaa....pity. He speaks like a party foot soldier.
Incompetent Mahama is yet to come to terms with his humiliating defeat.
Ex Presidents do not do the kind of politics you are doing Mr Mahama. Please try and learn from Kufuor and stop this cheap talks Mr One-Time President. You anger Ghanaians anytime you start these loose talks because we are yet to forgive you for lack of progress after Ghana discovered oil. The Media will naturally support a competent president like Akufo Addo. Just see the Media support for the fight against Galamsey
You were corrupt, incompetent and greedy. You tried to bribe the media. You bought media people like Pratt by giving them cars but the genuine ones with good conscious refused to be bribed.
the media dont just hound people for the sake of it, u were imcompetent and very corrupt like your founder said ur govt was the most corrupt in the history of this country, so MR one term prez, u see why the media hounded u?
Bole Mahama is yet to come to terms with the disgraceful defeat, he suffered in the hands of a 72 year old man he has spent so much on people to vilified,insulted and abused, to the extent of importing insulters' from Nigeria, led by the editor of by Africa Watch . Bole Mahama was able to infiltrated the ranks of the opposition party, and got the hungry ones like Agyapong, Afoko, Nyaho, Anane, Arthur, bribed with V8 vehicles and millions of Ghanaians tax , yet he was disgracefully defeated by the 72 year old most vilified person in 2016, even with the support of his almighty charlotte Osei. His resent outburst and insults on the current president should surprise Ghanaians. It is now that Bole Mahama is feeling his defeat. Ghanaians gratitude goes to incorruptible young politicians like, Sammy Awuku, Karbo, Ramadan, Nkrumah, Samira, Ursula, Otiko and many others.