Former President John Dramani Mahama has descended heavily on the Nana Akufo-Addo administration for the recent acts of "thuggery" the current administration unleashed on members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in their bid to "retrieve" government property.
He prefers the Akufo-Addo administration, finds a more "civilised" way of retrieving state assets, especially vehicles from former government officials; if indeed there are any such vehicles in their possession.
Meeting with former Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State, former appointees and Presidential staffers on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Accra, Mr Mahama stressed that he would "speak his mind" to President Akufo-Addo when he gets the opportunity to meet him sometime this month.
According to him, the thuggery and raiding of people's residences should not be encouraged because it leaves a sour taste in the mouth of well-meaning Ghanaians, aside setting a bad precedent for the country.
He believed should this trend continue, successive governments would find it difficult to restrain their party supporters.
"So, the government is telling me they can't find a more efficient manner of looking for vehicles than forming storm troops to raid people's houses. And I think that it's wrong. I'm going to have the opportunity to tell Nana Addo that I mean he should stop this," he said.
He revealed that the President has invited him and former Presidents John Agyekum Kufour and Jerry John Rawlings to a private meeting.
He promised to utilize the opportunity to table his concerns before the President.
"If I go to that meeting, I'm going to tell him that this cannot continue. This thuggery is not good for our country. And the point is we thought we had had a good transition but it sets examples that make it difficult in future when there's another transition for another government to be able to restrain party supporters. Because all this thuggery, removing people from offices, beating them and things is unfortunate and so we must say it in the strongest terms", he stressed.
Watch video of the meeting below:
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This way is the best because the car ***barred word*** has found out that the Govt proper system will not work. In the first place I thought Mahama Would condemn the stealing of the cars but he did not. Don't politicize the whole because the incumbency collapse, why would you give somebody like Dumelo a land cruiser, It means we don't respect money.Come to America and learn.A Public person whom people are looking on you as a mentor you are dishonest.
npp you will not be in power forever, just remember that.
So as for you ashantes all you guys know is to insult. very sad
WUY333 KWASSS SIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA PAAA JOHN MAHAMA
Because your appointees do not respect you because you are also corrupt, they flouted your directives not to buy Government cars.
You hypocrite. I thought during your time you claim to have STOPPED THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT CARS TO GOVT APPOINTTEES. INSTEAD OF TELLING YOUR APPOINTTEES TO RETURN THE CARS THEY ARE HIDING IN GARAGES TO PREVENT THE EMBARRASSMENT, LOOK AT WHAT U ARE SAYING. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN HOW NII LANTEY VANDERPUYE STOPPED PEOPLE AND DRIVE THEM OUT OF THEIR CARS. ***barred word***
see that twit
LOOK AT WHO IS TALK
Childish Mahama. Are you now waking up from your shameful electoral defeat? Instead of examining yourself and keeping cool, you are going to speak your mind to President Nana Addo because he is retrieving stolen state vehicles and property you gave out to your ministers and some Party faithfuls like buflotes. Go ahead and please your Party faithfuls in your ambition to become their presidential candidate by attacking Nana Addo and watch out to see the pile-up of insults well-meaning Ghanaians will bring upon your head. It woul send you into perpetual silence.
see who is talking. where did he got that mind from. i laugh enter the kitchen checked what my pretty wife is cooking for dinner. massa go away. tell ur boys to return the stolen properties or else we will continue to hunt them.