Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the current New Patriotic Party government as intolerant and unable to take criticism.
This comes on the heels of what he says are attacks on his person for criticizing the approach adopted by the government in the fight against illegal mining.
He believes there are many other things that government is doing in an ad-hoc manner, describing the Akufo-Addo regime as a “government as you go” one.
Speaking at the ninth Unity Walk of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper East regional capital Bolgatanga, he said a good leader must be able to listen and tolerate criticisms. “When I was President I was probably one of the most criticized and insulted Presidents, but the mark of good leadership is that you maintain your calm and your focus.
“Unfortunately, it looks like the current people in government cannot take criticisms…whe you offer any decision, they call you all sorts of unprintable names,” he said.
Mr Mahama said he was not raised to use such words on his political opponents as “the language one uses in his/her political discourse is a reflection of your upbringing.”
Addressing party supporters at the eighth Unity walk-in Kumasi last week, the ex-President said he will not go after the illegal miners in the way the government was doing.
This pronouncement drew some heavy backlash from government appointees including Land Minister, Peter Amewu, who described the former President as a "conman".
The incensed minister said attempts by the Mr Mahama to criticize government’s anti-galamsey activities is dishonest and a dent on his own reputation.
“It is rather an unfortunate statement that is coming from some political leaders…he cannot use galamsey at this time, thinking he can come back to power.
“I respect that man so much but for today I am disappointed in the kind of words he used in Kumasi…I am telling the small-scale miners this gentleman is a conman; he is deceiving them. If they dare go for him just because of galamsey this country will go down,” Mr Amewu fired.
But the former President has responded to the comments at the Unity Walk saying "you can call me any name, the simple point we have made is that we have tried it before, we have gone after these young people with soldiers but it didn't work."
He suggested that the way to go is that while government stops the illegal miners from engaging in such activities, it should be working on providing them with alternatives.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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HYPOCRITE!!! DID YOU TAKE CRITICISM??? F*CKING DECITFUL PIMP!!! DIDNT YOU TELL WE SOVEREIGN GHANAIANS THAT NOBODY CAN CRITICIZE YOU UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN A PRESIDENT BEFORE??? QUAAASHIA, HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN.??? WE ARE TELLING YOU, DRUNKARD, THAT YOU CAN CRITICIZE THIS GOVERNMENT ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN A GOOD, SIVILIZED PRESIDENT, WITH AN UNBLEMISHED CREDENTIALS BEFORE YOU CAN CRITICIZE NANA ADDO'S GOVERNMENT!!! YOU DONT MEASURE UP TO NANA'S CREDENTIALS, CHARACTER AND CIVILITY!!! SINCE YOU STARTED YOUR CHILDISH TANTRUMS HAVE YOU HEARD HIM TALK BACK??? HE WAS BROUGHT UP IN A CIVILIZED HOME AND YOU MAHAMA ARE NOT EVEN FIT TO LACE NANA'S CANVAS!!!! YOU HAVE STARTED THE SAME ARROGANT ANDS SELF-SEEKING MISTAKES AGAIN AND YOU WILL LOSE GIG TIME> LEAVE NANA ALONE; HE HAS BEEN ELECTED FOR 4 YEARS NOT FOR 15 MONTHS. EIGHT YEARS OF YOUR ***barred word*** AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO RID ACCRA OF THE RUBBISH YOU AND MILLS PROMISED TO DO IN 100 DAYS, SO SHUT YOUR FOUL TRAP AND SPARE OUR EARS OF YOUR POLITICAL TRIPE AND OBNOXIOUS ***barred word***
Alternatives as you put it takes time to put together and in the meantime do you allow these people to continue to wantonly destroy water bodies and arable lands?The current government has said time and time again that it is working on other ways that will allow these people to make a living ie mining and at the same time not destroying the environment.These things take time.So now this opportunist si practically telling the illegal miners that if he comes back he will allow them to continue with their illegal activities. What a man! Has this guy not stolen enough?
After suffering such a humiliation in the election, you still try to imply that you were a good leader. Which good leader gets thrown out in an election like that? Well, what you say is of no consequence, Ghanaians will give their verdict. F00l!sh man
Mahama tell them. We are behind you. We support you full time. ONLY an ***barred word*** does not listen to others. Let them keep shutting you out. 2020 is not far. Just as we Voted for NPP, We will again Vote for you because we are realising our MISTAKE. Come Back, MAHAMA. EYE ZU, EYE ZA. EMEFA MIA MIA MIA
This is all that bopsupporters known insult! Insult!! Insult! !!. Your insults make us love JDM move.
john mahama is a disssgrace and a shamefull man he has no disssgrace he and his families will soon tell ghana people where the got their monies from a shamefffull ma and his lllooting n,d,c executives, the whole ghana have rejected him, he will get 2% come 2020. the whole ghana must and will vote against him and his looooting n,d,c ,party. ghana people are poor becouse of mahama imncompetenceee fiafitors,
Conman John Ford bribe taker shut the f.u.c.k up... you messed up our country. why did you paid some of your ministers double salary and double ex-gratia? NDC greedy thifs......
Who told you they never said they will give them alternative option? What did you do to help?you are not the right one to criticize when you supervised the most horrible and incompetent government ever in the history of Ghana and the most noisy of all firmer presidents. You get what you paid for, the people didn't like you and voted massively to send you away so, what makes you think they will change their minds on you when you can't show nothing you gave them but just come out to insult and accuse others of not being tolerant on your insults, we're you tolerant on your criticisms and insults When you called them pigs? A former president should have decency and decorum in your utterances, after all what do you lose if you keep quiet? since what you let the good people of Ghana went through are fresh in their minds. Papa Kuffuor never came out to criticize your bad governance even when you collapsed the interventions he brought to help the people, what intervention did you bring to help Ghanaians apart from create l000t and share, apart from releasing babies with sharp teeth and pampers to insult even men of God. Mr former President your rented crowd will never help you, the release of your bulldogs mps to attack every intervention will never help you, the government is focused. The bad of the NPP doesn't mean ndc should come back, we prefer NPP hell to ndc heaven. After all, we have a listening government, a compassionate government not "YENTIE OBIAA' not lies and propaganda government but a working government. Why are you bothering yourself so much about coming back when you are not attractive to the people but only those who benefit from you in the ndc? Politics is about numbers and numbers are gained through attraction and charisma, good leadership and courage not riding on a lame horse, your house is sick Mr former president, stop your walks and find good health care and attention to your horse. NPP is on course, NPP is focused and nothing, I repeat nothing from the ndc will distract them. I am a citizen not a spectator so will hunt anyone who hate the progress and prosperity of our country, Ghana deserve better, Ghana doesn't deserve ndc to rule her, Ghana must move forward not backwards. Mr former president retire, retire ooooo tooon! For others too to saY what they can do for the country, you had your chance and messed up. Building interchange, 11 school buildings instead of 200 is not nation building, inflating contracts and neglecting roads with the monies no where to be found is not nation building, but nation l000*00ting. We've had enough and it is enough.