Ex-President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed accusations he surrounded himself with babies with sharp teeth, who had no experience in governance during his tenure.
He refuted the claims, stressing that all his appointees were 40 years and above and so cannot fall under the category of "young people".
The former President was utterly displeased with such notion of Ghanaians and some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who claim the so-called young people were part of the reasons the party lost the 2016 elections.
"Some say young people surrounded so-so and so. I mean just say I don't like the people, not that they're young because all those people you're referring to are above 40 years. How you can call a 40-year old man with a wife and children a young man surrounding the President. I cannot understand", he stated.
Mr. Mahama made this known during his interaction with former Ministerial appointees and Presidential Staffers on Tuesday, March 28, in Accra.
Speaking on the defeat of the NDC, he asked the party leadership, members and supporters to stop blaming their loss on his appointees.
"Our party has always given opportunity to young people. That is what we are. And so if we lose, we cannot blame young people for our loss. And the point is that the demographic of Ghana is shifting in favour of young people - 35 and below - 60% of our population. So, if you want to appoint appointees, where are you going to get them from? And you need those young people to gain experience to become what you consider the older and experienced people. And so, I think we should stop chasing the wind. This is the time to stand together".
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Mr. Mahama hasn't learnt any lesson,he should ask Ablakwa,Ofosu Kwakye and co to know their age and stop his ***barred word***.That's why he lost miserably.
Sir please i no Felix Ofosu kwarkye he's my school mate at Hansen road SDA. He's now 35yrs
Sir, please they weren't 40yrs at the time of appointment. spare us with these indefensible talks. this not the to redeem yourself.
THIS MAN CAN NOT STOP LYING. WAS FELIX FOSU UP TO 40YEARS, WAS ABLAKWA UP TO 40YEARS. I THINK HE STILL HAS NOT LEARN HIS LESSONS. ANYWAY HE IS IRRELEVANT IN GHANA NOW.
you describe yourself as youth during the campaign saying Akufo Addo is old man now you saying 40 yrs is old man which is which NDC must wake from their sleep
No wonder you lost successfully in a very humiliating manner. When elderly people like E.T. Mensah, Alban Bagbin were ignored and you surrounded yourself with people like Stan Dogbe, Ablakwa, Kwakye Ofosu etc. what were you expecting.
Our former President has NOT learn any lesson in his speeches. He still talk as being President and telling Ghanaians propaganda talks. Likewise the whole NDC fraternity. They should change their character and way of speaking - propaganda. Otherwise ...
Do Ghanaians still listen to Mahama? Somebody who has corrupted the Ghanaian moral fabric with indiscipline, arrogance and corruption. He should be ashamed of himself. He does not stand a chance and should never dream of becoming the ndc flag bearer. Has his illiterate wife stop bleaching her bad odor skin? A corrupt illiterate.
Ei! So when will this thing called John Dramani Mahama learn to keep his $t1nking mouth shut?You surrounded your f**orking self with riff-rafs whose sole aims were to further their education, cheat, lie, enrich themselves with the people's monies,get freebies,insult and disrespect elders and the clergy,be arrogant, and live ostentatious lives. You Dramani yourself slighted and insulted the then Candidate Nana Addo now President Nana Addo the same way Ablakwa (the MP liar), Kwakye Ofosu (the doubtful son of Totobi Quakye) Stan Dogbe, Koku Anyidoho, Agyenim Boateng, dr. Omane Boamah et al because at over 50years you called yourself a YOUTH. Please Mr John Dubai Mahama, if you ARE DEAD, REMAIN DEAD IN YOUR GRAVE and don't come out to annoy Ghanaians who through proper upbringing know who babies with razor-sharp teeth are and who the elderly and mature people. RIP JOHN DUBAI MAHAMA ATOPAHENE
"And you need those young people to gain experience to become what you consider the older and experienced people. And so, I think we should stop chasing the wind." They are already sector ministers with some being cabinet ministers. So when they gain the experience you are talking about what will they use it for again? Continue to be ministers at the expense of the then young-old people? Please come again.