Acting General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has vowed to stage a 'one-man demo' against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if he allows former President John Dramani Mahama to keep his Cantonments official residence as part of his retirement package.
According to him, the President "must not allow" any such move whatsoever, since the NDC-led government denied Ex-President Kufour similar benefits.
In an interview on NEAT FM’s morning show 'Ghana Montie', he said he will speak against the move if Nana Addo’s led government accept Mahama’s request.
Former President John Dramani Manama is reported to have requested to be allowed to retain his official bungalow he occupied as Vice President and later President as his ex gratia.
A member of the NDC's Transition Team, Hannah Tetteh reportedly told the media yesterday that Parliament has already given the 'all-clear' signal to the former President to owe the residential facility as part of his end of service benefit – but Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who speaks for the new government's side of the transition team and also MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, stressed there was a request from President John Mahama, asking permission to keep the residence but a decision had not been reached.
A December 19, 2016 letter signed by the former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah said John Mahama would like the incoming administration to give him the "No 3, Prestige Link, Cantonment together with the adjoining facilities as his official retirement home."
This request has made many critics angry some of whom have cited the law and previous national events as their defence.
The Presidential Transition (Amendment) Act 2016 states the outgoing President is required to vacate his official bungalow one month before swearing-in of the new President. If he fails to do so, the Administrator General is empowered to forcefully evict him.
Two days after the swearing-in the ex-president is yet to vacate the premises only for the December 19 letter to be made public.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah disclosed that, "in the shortest possible time", the new government will take a decision on the request made by former President Mahama.
But even before the dust could settle on that brouhaha, Founder and former President of the African University College of Education, Kojo Yankah has called on the Akufo-Addo-led administration not to endorse the action saying "The precedence is dangerous and should not be allowed to stand."
However, John Boadu fear the request if granted could inflame passions among the electorates who secured victory for the party in the December 7 polls.
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MR EX PRESIDENT MAHAMA, WHAT MORAL RIGHT DO YOU HAVE TO GO AND ADVISE YAHAYA JAMEH TO STEP DOWN WHEN YOU DONT WANT TO VACATE YOUR RESIDENCE AS MANDATED BY THE LAW. IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND YAHAYA JAMEH? YOU ARE ALL LAW BREAKERS IN YOUR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES. YOUR PRESENCE WITH THE HEAD OF STATES WILL DEFEAT THEIR AGENDA SO STAY AWAY PLEASE.
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WISH UNTO YOU "3TUA WO YONKO HO A 3TUA DUA ( IF ITS AGAINST YOUR OPPONENT THEN ITS NOTHING BUT A TREE)" What did they give to ex-president Kufuor?
I will support you with all my strength and all my heart. Where will I stay in the near future when I become the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana. The future of my next generation is also at stake. #Mahama_Must_Vacate_the_Premises_as_Soon_as_Possible.
Mahama should never ever be allowed to use that house. He has no right to decide what he wants. The state will find him another place of residence. Didn't Mahama know there is no law to grant him the use of that house at the time he was making the request?? I was very surprised Nana Addo agreed to such an agreement and requested Parliament to amend the law. Nana Addo should be cautious with such decisions. Now if he allows Mahama to live in that house, we NPP sympathizers will never forgive him. John Boadu, we support your position and am very certain majority of NPP supporters and sympathizers and Ghanaians do not support the Presidents decision. Nana Addo should listen.........
IF NANA ADDO WANT TO SUCCEED THEN HE SHOULD LISTEN TO US. IF NANA ADDO DARE GIVE MAHAMA THE HOUSE,I WILL PERSONALLY DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO CURSE HIS GOVERNMENT NOT TO SUCCEED
John Mahama should be evicted immediately before 10 am 11th January 2017. I think John Mahama is still underrating the anger of the masses against his corruption ridden government.
PLEASE NANA LISTEN TO YOUR PEOPLE
JOHN BOADU, IF NANA ADDO GIVES THE HOUSE TO JOHN MEEEEE MAHAMA, CALL ME I WILL GLADLY JOIN YOU IN YOUR DEMOSTRATION AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. WHAT A ***barred word*** FROM THE EX.
Greed is destroying John Mahama. After amassing so much wealth at the expense of the tax payer, he also wants the house meant for Vice President. Nana should not entertain such a greedy request. Let Mahama go and burn the ocean. He and his family are too greedy. What at all are they looking for in this world. He and his family made millions of USD Dollars through award of contracts and government procurement. They should be content with what he has stolen from mother Ghana.
For the President to have the courage to make this request means he has no shaaammee. He is a disgrace to Presidency. Kuffour retired before you. Where is his retirement home? You did not see the need to give him one but you think you are better than Kuffour so we should give you that facility. Kuffour who moved ghana from HIPC to middle income has no retirement house and you want one after creating this huge debt for the country. Shaaaameee