President Nana Akufo Addo has expressed the country’s gratitude to ex President John Dramani Mahama for supervising a peaceful transition of power to his (Akufo Addo) government which assumed power on January 7, 2017.
According to him, irrespective of all the settlement issues surrounding ex President Mahama, he must be commended for seeing to a smooth transfer of power, a development which is not common on the African continent.
The Ghanaian media space was last week filled with news relating to the retirement settlement of ex President John Mahama following news that he’d requested that the residence in which he lived as the sitting president should be given to him as part of his retirement package.
The issue sparked agitation among a section of the public who urged President Akufo Addo to decline ex President Mahama’s request as it will set a bad precedence.
Following the controversy, Mr Mahama in a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo rescinded his interests in his current place of residence, No. 3 Prestige Link, Cantonments and his proposed office, No. 6, 3rd Avenue , Ridge, all in Accra.
He explained that the requests have threatened the relationships between the current New Patriotic Party government and his former government.
“It would appear that these requests threaten to mar the spirit of cooperation with which we as co-chairs of the joint transition team have managed the smooth transfer of power from my administration to yours. I believe that this controversy is absolutely not needed in these early days as the government settles into office,” Mr Mahama wrote.
“I do recognise that these are facilities that are conventionally extended to presidents that leave office and I am also mindful of the approval by the Parliament of the republic of Ghana on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at its 22nd sitting of the third meeting of the 4th session.
In the letter which was copied to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Mr Mahama also accused some persons in government of creating the false impression that he requested to purchase the property.
But President Akufo Addo while speaking at a thanksgiving service organized for him by his chirch, the Accra Ridge Church on Sunday January 15, to thank God for his election and successful swearing in as the Fifth 5th President of the Fourth Republic said ex President Mahama must be celebrated for his statemanship.
“Our thanks on this occasion goes to my predessessor the President John Mahama, who followed in the worthy footsteps of his illustrous predessessors, the President Jerry John Rawlings, the President John Agyekum Kufour and supervised a peaceful transmission of power. Despite the controversies surrounding his settlement, his conduct has been a credit to the nation and we must all give thanks to the Almight God.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Mahama had no choice!
Massa; for me Nana Addo has fallen too early to the niecities of his office and seem to be overwhelmed by the office and appear to portrary himself as a statesman and a nice guy ; but have suddenly forgotten that Ghanaians voted him there in the first place ; Nana Addo is falling into this dirty TRAP of back room deals with Chiefs and other BIG people in society because of this Ghanaian attitude of HYPOCRACY; to me there was no need to praise Jon Mahama !!!!!!! WHAT FOR !!!!!!;Is Nana ADDO NAIVE or just a calculated risk ;Nana Addo should know that it is the responsibility of Jon Mahama and the NDC to handover power and to do the right thing ; is Nana Adddo saying Jon Mahama could have refused to handover power upon all the evidence that he has lost the elections in 2016 ; is Nana Addo saying if you do your job right ; then you are doing Ghanaians a favour ; JOn Mahama need NO PRAISE !!!!!; he was being paid by Ghanaians to handover but this thiff and a bastard had the nerve to request for more !!! for his family ; JON MAHAMA IS A KROOK !!!; the man has NO CHOICE bu to hand over to Nana Addo ; where is this praise comming from ; Nana addo should remember that he owes Ghanaians a duty to investigate all these NDC KRIMINALS AD STILLERS ; Nana ADDO should not use this opportunity to appease Jon Mahama because Jon Mahama and the NDC has already damaged and brought Ghana a BAD name of corruption and stilling in government ; Nana Addo should stop this Ghanaian appeasement of HYPOCRACY AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST THESE NDC THIFFS because JOn Mahama will not SPARE NANA ADDO; FOR EXAMPLE WHO KILLED ATTA MILLS ; JON MAHAMA AND THE NDC CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH PLAIN MURDER BESIDES IT WILL DISAPOINTING IF AT THE END OF NANA ADDO's government ; Nana ADDO is labelled a corrupt man ; Nana Adddo should be CAREFUL ABOUT THIS JON MAHAMA AND JJ RAWLINGS !!!!! NaNA ADDO WE ARE WATCHING OOOOOO !!!! BECAUSE GHANA IS NOT FOR YOUR FAMILY AND THE NPP .
That is in order. My joy is that the citizenry acted as such, and not as spectators to express their resentment against Mahama's request for the residence.
You are very STUPIIIIIID!
Nana Addo the earlier you stop this Akan hypocracy the better for you and NPP government. What has mahama done to deserve this praises? He lost the election and he has no choice than to hand over peacefully. If it is an ewe or northner who won the election, you will never hear all these rubbish praises from him. It is becoming too much with Akans. When you lost to the supreme court ruling, ***barred word*** like Koku Anyidoho, Kofi Adams and those ***barred word*** babies with sharp teeth said if you had done anything silly, the would have dealt with you ruthlessly. Please stop these ***barred word*** praises and concentrate on your job period.
Is nana now campaigning for Mahama or what . I'm getting really dissapointed each passing day!
GOD BLESS JOHN MAHAMA FOREVER. I KNOW THAT VERY SOON YOU POSITION WILL BE FAR BIGGER THAN THAT OF A MERE PRESIDENT OF A NATION. YOU WILL RULE OVER THE WORLD. YOU'RE MY IDOL.........JM!
#mahamalegacy
Thank God at least you are not as evil as the want the whole to believe.JDM l love. Long live Ghana