A former Deputy Interior Minister has revealed that the meeting in which former President Mahama requested the controversial Cantonments bungalow was arranged by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the instance of President Akufo-Addo.
Mr. Kwabena Acheampong also confirmed that Mr. Mahama and the then president-elect Akufo-Addo “had a gentleman’s agreement” for the latter to live in that house.
“After the elections, Nana Akufo-Addo requested a meeting, through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu with [then] president Mahama…at this meeting [former] president Mahama requested to keep where he is staying and Nana Akufo-Addo agreed.
“This was followed with a letter from the former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah to the transition team…” But after hue and cry, Mr. Mahama became disinterested in the house at the No.3 Prestige Link, Cantonments in Accra.
The former president had requested to keep the house as part of his retirement package. He has lived in the house since 2009: as a vice president and president.
Mr. Acheampong noted that since the two agreed in principle, there was nothing wrong for President Akufo-Addo to change his mind and communicate same to his predecessor.
“If you no longer agree to it, you should not let it sound as if he was holding on to something he was not entitled to,” he criticised how the government handled the whole issue.
In his assessment, the former government official accused the Akufo-Addo led government of exhibiting “pure bad faith” in the bungalow saga.
Mr. Acheampong is hoping that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who is bereaved in the heat of the brouhaha, would make his voice heard on the controversy later on.
“I am praying that after Otumfuo has gone through his mother’s funeral, he will come out and issue a statement on it, because we need to be truthful to ourselves as a nation,” he stated.
Commenting on the same issue, the NPP Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Emmanuel Agyarko would not touch on who called for the meeting.
He was however emphatic that what the two agreed on was “completely out of line”. He asserted, “I find it unpalatable; it was completely out of taste”.
Source: 3news.com
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Well, well, well, the property is for the citizens of Ghana and not the custodian. We the citizens says NO and its NO. Finish, fin, finale.
The asantehene don't come in when we are talking about national or state property for the vice-presidents.The place is assign for vice-president, and Mahama is no more president nor vice-president so why all these bra bra bra. Nana can't give the place to Mahama at all. And asantehene can't negotiate that either.Because that is not Manshia palace but national asset. Why not GA Mantse here in this issue? People are very wild in this issue seriously. So we are keeping eye and watching very carefully.
Please let us not argue over this shameful act of politicians ,next it would be the flag staff house. Come America and see for yourself if you have to take any Federal property as your gratuity. We don't have to allow these things rest with us other wise all the state apparatus will finally birth with politicians, greedy basters. Otumfour has lost his credibility and integrity way back,Yentie obiaa king.
It is a SHAME on NPP part the way they handed the presidency. They threw it to the dogs. I thought NPP had smart dudes as in the most brilliant minds but guess I was proven WRONG. To quote my late dad book wisdom & common sense are both in different. The seat of the presidency is held in high standard.Very pathetic for Akuffo Addo & NPP disrespect that office after all the heckle which he (Akuffo Addo ) has to go through. At this point is irrelevant for any mediation. No amount of words can amend the disgrace meted out to the Ex president. What goes around comes around. To the transitional team shame on you.Perform a better job next time. Remember 4 or 8 years Akuffo Addo too will be an Ex president.
NOW BECAUSE OF MAHAMA DEADD GOATT HAS BECOME A BAD WORD
Name: MEETING NECESSARY THE MEETING AT THE INSTANCE OF AKUFFO ADDO WAS NECESSARY FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION AND CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP. NEVERTHELESS MAHAMA REQUEST WAS NOT NECESSARY. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE MAKE THE REQUEST. THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT DENIED IMMEDIATELY MAKES THE REQUEST GOOD. UNDER SUCH UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A RUSH FOR ANYBODY TO REACT TO THE REQUEST. THEY RATHER GAVE MAHAMA THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON ALL THE IMPLICATIONS OF HIS REQUEST WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO PUT IT IN WRITING. THE FACT THAT AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF REFLECTION MAHAMA STILL WENT AHEAD TO MAKE THE REQUEST SHOWS THAT HE IS NOT ONLY ODWANFUNU, A DEADD GOATT, BUT NE TI AWU, CANNOT THINK DEEP.HE SHOULD HAVE REFLECTED DEEPER OR SOUGHT ADVICE FROM WISE COUNSELORS IN HIS PARTY, IF THERE ARE ANY.
THE MEETING AT THE INSTANCE OF AKUFFO ADDO WAS NECESSARY FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION AND CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP. NEVERTHELESS MAHAMA REQUEST WAS NOT NECESSARY. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE MAKE THE REQUEST. THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT DENIED IMMEDIATELY MAKES THE REQUEST GOOD. UNDER SUCH UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A RUSH FOR ANYBODY TO REACT TO THE REQUEST. THEY RATHER GAVE MAHAMA THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON ALL THE IMPLICATIONS OF HIS REQUEST WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO PUT IT IN WRITING. THE FACT THAT AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF REFLECTION MAHAMA STILL WENT AHEAD TO MAKE THE REQUEST SHOWS THAT HE IS NOT ONLY ODWANFUNU, A ***barred word***, BUT NE TI AWU, CANNOT THINK DEEP.HE SHOULD HAVE REFLECTED DEEPER OR SOUGHT ADVICE FROM WISE COUNSELORS IN HIS PARTY, IF THERE ARE ANY.
what was Nana Addo thinking of when he asked the former president to continue to stay there? How could he change his mind so suddenly? This man is not credible at all.
Massa; How dare you say the Ashantehene is the King of Ghana; GHANA HAS NO KING AND IS A REPUBLIC WITH DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPINGS OF WHICH THE ASHANTES AS A ETHNIC GROUP OF THE AKAN LINEAGE FORM A PART : THERE NO SUCH THING AS A GHANA KING !!!!!!!!if you have read your history the Ashante Kingdom was created out of small enclave of small villages by Okomfo Anokye from Akwapim and the capital sited at Kumasi ;Ashantis are not the originals people of Ghana ; the original people of Ghana are the Guans besides the Ashantis never ruled the whole of todays Ghana besides just stop elevating this Ashanthene -Kweku Dua because this man is the worse leader of the Ashante tribe - a KROOK and man since he sat on the throne has made it a point to disgrace Ashantis because his GREED!!!!; the man thinks the whole of Ashanti belongs to him and can therefore do what he likes ; what he forgets is that he is a custodian of the assets and lands for the Ashant people ; WHO NEEDS THIS CORRUPT ASHANTHENE WITH LOW MORALS AND LOW ESTEEM