Former President John Mahama has accused President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of nepotism in the appointment of persons serving in his government.
Mr. Mahama said the current development where family members of President Akufo-Addo have been appointed to occupy key government positions makes a mockery of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s criticisms of him [Mahama] when the party was in opposition.
"The thing is in politics, be careful what you say because tomorrow it will come to haunt you; and that is exactly what is haunting them [NPP]...Now today relatives everywhere and when you raise it -- nepotism -- they say 'no it doesn't matter if it's the President's relative. It depends on whether they are qualified. '"
"Oh, 'whether they are qualified'. Who doesn't have qualified relatives? I have PhD degree holders in my family..." he said.
The former President also questioned the silence of civil society groups on developments in the country under the NPP, accusing them of changing the rules depending on who is in power.
"You change the rules depending on who is in power. Ghana belongs to all of us," he said.
Source: jfm/ghana
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if the family members are qualified and can do the job why not. islamic clerics are smuggling children into Ghana, using them as beggars on the streets of Ghana to make money for them. "child trafficking" let's talk about that
My sweet sis you have hit the nail right on the head. This man and his syc0phants think they can continue to f001 people in ghana. The only chicken brains they can f001 are the likes of Moses. King Maxi,Steeve etc. As for the rest of us the 54.% of Ghanaians who voted for this competent gov't and incorruptible Nana Addo we will still vote for him 2020.
John Ford should give us a big brake, He and his 44 Dishonored Cheque brother Ibriham Mahama solely collapsed Banks in Ghana. $hame1ess ex. president
What did your brother do to Universal Merchant bank and UT Bank, don't even say, he is using his family members because he knows their caliber and what they can do, yours only knows how to Steeaaal and make meessss, that's the difference so go burn the sea. you are not coming back in fact for what another ford expedition or akonfem show
Nana Appiah should look civilize and intelligent when making arguments in politics. Do you know the caliber of professionals in John Mahama's family and you can describe the entire family members as vision less and incompetent. Can't you make your point without an insult. As an example, do you have the type of Ibrahim Mahama in your family?. That is why some of you die prematurely. If you think the family members Nana Addo has employed have the qualities you are claiming,why is the economy in a mess like this?. Do you know the extent at which people are suffering?. Mahama was incompetent, yet dotted all over are infrastructural projects we can physically see. To mention a few, Circle interchange, Kasoa inyerchange, Kejetia market, Millitary hospital in kumasi, 6 districts hospitals in Ashanti in Kumawu, Tepa, Bosometwi etc), Uppgrading of Tamale, Kumasi and Accra airports, countless chp compounds all over the country etc etc. All these were done in 3 years because you (NPP) took him to court in the election petition and wasted his first year in office as president. Your(NPP) gov't is almost two years, not even a single chp compound has been constructed any where in the country. All these, I thought some of you would have been hiding because you bit more than you can chew during the electioneering campaigns and so far nothing to show. Nana Addo is honestly the most unintelligent and clueless president ghana has ever had. It is not about just saying you are competent,but let us see it in what you do.
Eiiii Mahama!!! I lough enter some ford expedition sef. Well Mr ex president, it is not and has never been about PhDs. It is about the ability to solve the problems and not to create a mess. Its about fixing it and not ***barred word*** it. To that end, keep your PhDs in your family and let the fixers fix your mess. AMEN.
YOU ARE MAKING ME LAUGH PAPAA, AND WHO GAVE TOLD YOU THAT THE CORRUPTION TAG ON JOHN MAHAMA WAS FALSE, MASSA JOHN MAHAMA CAN'T NEVER EVER TAKE THAT CORRUPTION TAG ON HIMSELF BECOS THERE ARE FACTS TO PROVED THAT JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS GOV'T THE NDC WAS A CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT GOV'T OF ALL TIME. JOHN MAHAHA AKA JOHN FORD KANANZO WILL BE FOREVER REMEMBERED AS THE FR. PRESIDENT WHO TOOK BR1.BES AND GIVES ROADS CONTRACTS TO HIS CROOKISHH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. UNDER JOHN MAHAMA GOV'T, THE HIGHEST COURT OF THE LAND LABEL HIM JM AND HIS GOV'T AS CREATE L00T AND $HARE GOV'T. JOHN MAHAMA WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN AS THE MOST C0RRUPT AND 1NC0MPETENT PRESIDENT OF GHANA EVER .
COMPETENT RELATIVES == HOPELESS DOUBLE TRACK SYSTEM. LAZINESS AND INCOMPETENCE!!!!!
THE NPP MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE FALSE CORRUPTION TAG ON JOHN MAHAMA THEY USED TO DECEIVE GHANAIANS TO VOTE FOR THEM WILL NOT WORK THIS TIME AROUND FOR THEM BCOS PEOPLE HAVE REALIZED IT WAS JUST A STRATEGY THE USED TO CAUSE DISAFFECTION FOR JM. INFACT, A LOT OF GHANAIANS HAVE REGRETTED FOR HAVING FALLEN INTO THE NPPS GAME BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ALWAYS LOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THE PERSON WAS CORRUPT WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN IN POWER FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO POINT OUT ONE ISSUE OF CORRUPTION THAT THE JM WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED. EVEN YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROSECUTE A SINGLE OF HIS MINISTERS ON A CORRUPTION ISSUE, YET YOU STILL SHAMELESSLY TAG HIM FOR CORRUPTION. IF WE ARE TO GO BY YOUR (NPP) STANDARD OF CORRUPTION, THEN THIS PRESIDENT IS THE MOST CORRUPT OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS UNDER THE FOURTH REPUBLIC. ***barred word*** DEEP INTO THE KWESI NYANTAKYI'S ISSUE AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR NANA ADDO AGAIN,THE GHANA EXPORT PROMOTION CASE HAS BECOME SILENT,BOST CASES ETC ETC. WE NEED TO MOVE FROM THE HYPOCRISY THAT WE ARE PRACTICING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAG SOMEONE FALSELY AS CORRUPT WHEN YOU ARE WORST IN GOVT.
HE IS USING HIS FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY COMPETENT AND BRILLIANT AND DOING WELL FOR THE NATION.YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE VISIONLESS ,INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT JUST LIKE YOU.