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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you guys should not bor over this, mahama himself behaves like them. the brain Charley! mahama and his boys have the same problem.
But why is NDC allowing this to continue in that their party? Are there no elders in that NDC party? What is happening? Where are the sane heads in that NDC party? This is getting embarrassing. Those NDC people who are sane in that NDC party must stop this embarrassment, it is embarrassing. They must stop the embarrassment. It is not nice. Stop your embarrassment and show your party can be a serious permanent opposition party for the next few decades.
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT MOST RIGHT THINKING GHANAIANS WERE/ARE NOT REFERRING TO THEIR NUMERICAL AGE ALONE BUT THEIR BEHAVIOUR/MATURITY, PERIOD!!!!
He shouldn't even try and contest again.. we the people of NDC will not vote for him again.. we have complain about this young boys and the way they communicate with people.. we will talk to the grass root...He should forget about him
Shameful pettism. Which boys were 40+? Some where in their 20s. And it is not just about age numbers; it's about maturity and most of them where not matured, even some who were 50+
Come again in 2020 as you are envisaging and you will taste your worst defeat. The old man,the incorruptible President Nana Akufo Addo will beat you again. Use1ess president.
Liar lair Mahama is FIRED.....
Mahama stop being petty and move on. You have being petty throughout your administration complaining about almost everything and it didn't help you. They are forty (40) and so what.
Mahama doesn't make sense with this type of small boys statements. No doubt he was beaten to a pulp by "old man" nana Addo. The man behaves like a child trapped in adult body. His demeanor is below normal standard.
How old was Jerry Rawlings when he became Ghana's head of State? 32 years old! In Ghana, someone who is even in his 40 is call "boy".