Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused President Akufo-Addo of running what he calls a family and friends government.
Addressing delegates over the weekend at Akwatia in the Denkyembuor District to finalize his one-week tour of the Eastern Region ahead of the National Democratic Congress'(NDC) presidential primaries, Mr. Mahama alleged that several of President Akufo-Addo’s government appointees were either his relatives or his friends.
“The hypocrisy is frightening. Joyce Bawa is my Auntie’s child. Apart from her, I had no relative in government when I was in power; but they kept insisting I was running a family and friends government. Today, they have shown us that they are running a family and friends government. It is called shifting the goal post.”The former President is not the first to raise concerns about Nana Addo’s appointments.
The leadership of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) also accused the President of running a “family and friends” government in the wake of his appointments of new ministers, among others.
The National Chairman of the PPP, Nii Allotey Brew-Hammond, who made this allegation months ago, took a swipe at the NPP government for its inability to form an all-inclusive government as promised during the 2016 campaign prior to the presidential and parliamentary elections.
He also indicated that, the outlined policies of government will only yield a slow pace of development in the country.
“We the PPP are increasingly surprised that the change in government from NDC to NPP seems to repeat mere changes to personalities occupying high offices and positions of trust in our land and not change in the substantial matters of reorientation.”
“How does a strictly partisan NPP local government ensure that all Ghanaians get the opportunity to participate in it?” Dr. Brew-Hammond asked.
Source: Citi News
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MR MAHAMA,NANA ADDO'S RELATIVES ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED PEOPLE THAN YOU.THEY CAN OCCUPY ANY POSITION IN GHANA.YOUR RELATIVES ARE ILLITRATES AND ***barred word***.
Just listen to what the incompetent one John Mahama's 1ies. Your family members where not employe as Ministers BUT they were earning, and Spending more done Ministers of State with CONTRACTS and BANK LOANS becos they were your brothers and family member which as now led some of the banks they took loans from are now Collapsed becos of you and your Gr33Dy Freebies Family.
truth hurt if not what mahama is saying is the fact why has akufo addo mr 74 filled his government with his wifes and friends when he accused mahaha who had not filled his government with friends please those who think that npp can fooolll in government but cannot be critised are dreaming.mr akufo addo to me is the most corrupt president i have ever seen sence we started the fourth republic how can a compitent president select 111 ministers when the one who is not competent work with less i think this president is an old man who is sleeping and has to wake up
Yaw. those people who voted in this country are the same people who voted him our and will vote him out 1000× that you present him because of your unc*outh and your uncult*ured manners! who are the pigs he is throwing his pearls to apart from the ndc? you are a f000*000l and a big one! we the majority decide who should rule our country mot you and we will make sure ndc never get power again! our thumbs are ready for 200 to show you thi*eves Ghana doesn't belong to you! nkwas*easem kwa!who cares if John mahama didn't have nobody in his government it was because they didn't fit to be there. it's because they are mot highly educated a toddler from Akufo Addo's family can perform much more than John mahama in government! Tell us who in his government that is his biological sibling? if John Jinapor isn't your family member then Atta Akyia could also not be his family member! Akufo Addo and Akuffo are two different names with two different spellings so 2 different things all together! if a so called former president can't use his brains on such trivial things then ndc has a big problem! Unfortunately for him the President of the republic has no time for john mahama's petty thinking! Akufo Addo is way too big to do such a shallow politics! he is focused! when something does't belong to you and you want to acquire it by force that's when you bring in all these sens*eless argument! what is the meaning of this? do WE CARE About WHO He Chooses to form his government? are they not Ghanaians so what's your problem? all Ghanaians need from their president is to get things done, who cares if they are his mother or father or uncles? after all he has 3 of his family in the BIG SIX ! John mahama has a problem!how can such a person be president of Ghana with this birdbrains mentality! Shame !
Unnecessary talks
What at all is Mahama's message for the delegates and the Ghanaian electorate? It appears there is none. At least say one thing new that you will bring to the campaign. Something like...free condoms (we already had free sanitary pads), or one village one train, just something new. Aba!
It means NONE of your relatives were fit to be in government. Your brother who came close was given the WHOLE Ghana's bauxite. If you had other relatives including these, the whole country would have been mortgaged to them. Nana is using our resources WISELY. NO CREATE, LOOT & SHARE! Did you Listen to yourself when speaking. JJ Rawlings told you to ALWAYS!
JM, stop throwing your pearls before PIGS! The people who vote in this land are still around!! You will surely return to government to continue your works!!
What about Joyce Bawa's Husband. Please be truthfull to your self wai.
And so what? your government was corrupt and incompetent with or without your family people.