After the unsuccessful attempt to appropriate his official residence as his end-of-service home, ex-President John Dramani Mahama has started packing his belongings out of No 3 Prestige Link – the official state bungalow at Cantonments – which he had occupied as vice president and president.
Mr Mahama is said to be relocating to the Airport Residential Area where he owns a property.
The residence is next to Gold House at Kawukudi where his brother, Ibrahim, also owns a house.
According to the Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, the former president will finish packing his personal effects by the close of today, after which he will deliver the keys of the official residence to the government.
The former first family’s continued stay at the official residence, despite handing over power to President Nana Akufo-Addo became the subject of public discourse, with Ghanaians agitating for Mahama’s eviction from the house.
This, they claimed, would allow Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the current vice president, to occupy the facility, which is meant for vice presidents.
Even though the NDC said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side of the Transition Team had agreed in principle to allow the former president and his family to occupy the residence, no documentary evidence had been provided, making the case difficult to appreciate.
In the heat of the controversy, former President Mahama wrote to the new government indicating his willingness to vacate the house.
“You would recall, Mr. President, that contrary to the erroneous impression created by some persons in government and the interpretation given to the former letter submitted on my behalf by Mr. Julius Debrah, this was a follow-up of an agreement we had on my choice of accommodation and office. I had never requested to purchase the property; my request is therefore humbly withdrawn,” the letter, signed by the former president and copied to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, said.
Mr Anthony Nukpenu confirmed on Asempa FM’s ‘Ekosii Sen’ programme yesterday that John Mahama had started packing out upon his return from Nigeria where he represented the Government of Ghana in the Gambian negotiations.
“He is no more there (house), he has started packing out…this started occurring upon his return from Nigeria…,” he said.
He said the former president would finish packing out of the building he had occupied for eight years by this weekend.
Thus, the ex-president would likely hand over the keys to the Akufo-Addo government by next week.
Touching on where he is moving to, Mr Nukpenu said he (ex-president) was likely going to move to a house near the Gold House at Kawukudi.
He said that the residence near the Gold House was the exact location the former president hosted minority Members of Parliament who paid a visit to him on Thursday
Source: Daily Guide
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Do all the insulting, that is your trademark. You did worse things to Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah. As Mahama said History will be a better judge of him,and not NPP apparatchiks
Be careful about the precedence we are setting.
WHOEVER ADVISES MAHAMA TO REQUEST FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE AS HIS BENEFIT HAS DONE A GREAT DISSERVICE TO MAHAMA. HAVING HIS OWN HOUSE AT AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL AREA IT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR MAHAMA TO THINK ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SMARTT ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT GHANAIANS WOULD NOT AGREE TO SUCH A REQUEST; AND THAT AKKUFO ADDO HAS BECOME A PRESIDENT BY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND NOT BY GUN OR ANY OTHER MEANS. GHANAIANS VOTED FOR HIM TO STOP THE PERCEIVED CORRUPTION IN HIS OWN GOVERNMENT. GHANAIANS, THEREFORE, WOULD NOT BY ANY MEANS AGREE TO SUCH A REQUEST EVEN IF AKKUFO ADDO WOULD HAVE AGREED. AS A FORMER PRESIDENT, MAHAMA SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT BARELY WITHIN A WEEK OF HIS INAUGURATION IT WOULD BE TOO EARLY AND SUICIDAL FOR AKKUFO ADDO TO GO AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST VOTED FOR HIM TO CLEAN CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT. THE REQUEST WAS, FOR THIS REASONS, MISCHIEVOUS TO MALIGN THE INTEGRITY OF AKKUFO ADDO AND THEN PERPETUATE AND EXPAND THE SYSTEM OF CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE BEYOND HIS OWN GOVERNMENT INTO THAT OF AKKUFO ADDO'S. IT IS GOOD AKKUFO ADDO HAS REJECTED THE REQUEST.
The results of having too many children with different women. Need to provide house for each of them that why. I rest my case.
Massa don,t be hypocrates . what is bad is bad . w3hy speaking the truth is a disgrace to the nation/ INDEED IS DISGRACE BCOS IT WAS AN EXERCUTIVE PLAN TO STEAL FROM THE NATION AGAIN .
PIEACE FM, PLEASE STOP DIS NONSESICAL COMMENT SEGMENT.LET RESPECT OUR FORMER PRESIDENTS, DIS IS NOT A GHANAIAN TRADITION. WE WERE TAUGHT HOW TO RESPECT OUR ELDERS.
The word is *tantamount*!
This act of Mahama to stay in state property after his presidency is countamount to greediness no wonder PaPa JJ referred him as greedy bastard. That man Mahama is too corrupt any corrupt act his hand is inside bus branding saga, sada, ford explorer and so on. It is good Ghanaians did not renew his mandate because he is too corrupt. An ex-president who doesnt make a wise decision. Now everzone have seen who incompentent he is. Very corrupt and greedy bastard ex-prezo
Why should ex President Mahama write to the President elect Nana akufo addo at all. Has he forgotten that he does not take advise from people who have not been Presidents before? At the time he wrote the letter, the President elect was not a President so was he expecting any reply? We should watch what comes out of our mouth. The airport residential premises I understand is his personal property. When did he acquire this property. So if he had this property why was he clamouring for another property. A greedy bastard indeed. Did you ever think about Ex President Kufuor when he was making his demand ? Do unto others what you want to be done to you.
Massa; there is no justification or legal grounds for Jon Mahama to be staying in that property !!!!!; Jon Mahama is just taking Ghanaians for a BIG RIDE !!!!!!by his KROOKED family because Jon Mahama owes a number of properties in that area and Accra ; IT IS ABOUT TIME THIS SON OF A THIFF JUST LEAVES A STATE PROPERTY BECAUSE A STATE POSITION IS NOT A PERSONNAL PROPERTY ; WHERE WAS JON MAHAMA LEAVING BEFORE THE FULL BECAME AND VICE -PRESIDENT ; WHAT KIND OF GREEDINESS IS THAT !!!AND THIS SON OF A BOLE THIFF FROM THE NORTH CALLS HIMSELF A CHRISTIAN -WHAT A JOKE !!!!!; JON MAHAMA AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LEECHED ON GHANAIANS FROM THE TIME HIS FATHER WAS A REGIONAL MINISTER : WHAT CONTRIBUTION HAS JON MAHAMA MADE TO GHANAIANS APART FROM STILLING AND LUTTING; THE THIFF WENT TO SCHHOL FREE : LIVED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE STATE ; NOW HE WANTS TO BE GIVEN A STATE PROPERTY ON TOP : MASSA JUST GET OUT FAST ; A NORTHNER LATRINE BOY WITH NO CREDENCE !!!!!A WOMANISER AND A LUUTER BEFORE WE CALL THE BAILIFFS TO THROW YOU OUT !!!!!!!