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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"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" NOW THE QUESTION IS THAT DID YOUR MINISTERS AND APPOINTEES USED MORE EFFICIENT MANNER TO STEAL THE CARS?
i have few questions i need to ask JDM,Did he order the chief of staff not to allow any government appointee to buy any government property?if yes wat happened to that directive?your appointees failed you big time.
JDM P3 BEIBI K) T3 WAI EX- PRESIDENT
tell what mind? do you have a mind. don't hide behind radio and print media to talk as if you have brains
wonders shall never end ...hahahah Mr.JDM yur time has expired already so pls give us a break????
See Who is talking, So u have moral right to talk !!!FULLISH MAN IDI_OT and greedy basted.u call yourself a president. masa ...... i wont go again.
Wonders would never end indeed, why not tell those with hidden vehicles to surrender them? Were you not here when John Domelo said your wife gave him the vehicle he was trying to re-modeled at a mechanic shop? Even if Nana Akufo-Ado fails to retrieve the vehicles his pound of flesh. Afiafeto kekekekekeke
MAHAMA GO AND TELL KOKU ANYIDOHO YOUR MIND NOT NANA ADDO.INCOMPETENT MAN LIKE YOU.
Hello JDM, you are a joke,you were vice president in 2009 when Atta-Mills led administration chased former ministers and government appointees including H. E. Nana Addo whom you chased and took his own vehicle from him and his family on Sunday whiles they were in church. Nana Addo's government has not given two Toyota Prados (4wd) to a ***barred word*** film actor who tried to change and steal both vehicles and you want us to just sit and watch this ***barred word***, JDM you lie, we will retrieved all that belong to the state which you and your babies with sharp teeth acquired illegally.
JM did you hear urslf speak, why don't you advise them to return the cars instead, having Government vehicle in ur possession without authorization is thieveryy, Quess Mr ex president hasn't forgotten what is done to ridiculousss thieveees like ur NDC, m not surprise though coz you are the head of these thieeeeves, we are aware of the corruptt deals that went into buying presidential jet for the country, even hangar (garage) of the jet was also the same as the price of the jet. You are not ashaaaame of urslf, to be superintend over the such gargantuan corruptionnnn ever happened to a country in the world