Former Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has said he “cannot wait” to be given a job by President Nana Akufo-Addo so he can bring his experience to bear on the new administration.
“He’s [Nana Akufo-Addo] the president and I want to help him … I know he will hear what I’m about to say – his security will, whatever you are saying they are recording it and they’ll inform him – he knows I’m not dead yet, he knows I’m healthy enough, my brain is still working, if you give me a problem in mathematics I will solve it right now, so he knows I can help,” Gen Nunoo-Mensah told Moro Awudu on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show on Tuesday, 9 May.
“But I know the party, there are elements in there who will say: ‘This man, what is he going to do with us? He is coming to beg for a job.’ I don’t need a job. … If he asks me to go to the Flagstaff House today, I’ll go there and wait for him because Ghana needs people like me to help, I’m telling you, I’m not boasting … I want to help, I can’t wait because Ghana is going astray and I want in my lifetime to move Ghana on the right track.”
This is not the first time Gen Nunoo-Mensah has expressed willingness to work in the Akufo-Addo administration. The former campaign manager of Nana Akufo-Addo said on Sunday, 12 February 2017 that he wished he could freely approach Ministers in the new Akufo-Addo government to sell his ideas about how to develop Ghana, in line with the president's urge to Ghanaians to be "citizens and not spectators", but the "gates" of officialdom are shut to people like him, who do not belong to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), thus, stifling his patriotic efforts.
"I can do it …" he told TV3's Hot Issues programme, by putting "young people who are roaming the streets to work." "It can be done, but we haven't got the willpower to do it," the former National Security Advisor to late President John Mills complained.
"I want to approach many ministers today, I've got ideas about agriculture, ideas about security, ideas about many issues, but to get the minister to talk to you, it's difficult," he observed.
Asked why gaining access to the presidency should be a problem for him considering that he could easily have access to the president, who he has described on many occasions as a "friend", Mr Nunoo-Mensah said: "If I went to him [President Nana Akufo-Addo], they [the people around the president] will say I'm coming to him to ask for a job. I'm not coming to ask for a job, at this age I don't need any more jobs.
"I have no problem with Akufo-Addo, I've been with NPP and I know the hardliners there, what they didn't want – they think that when you go near the areas of power, you are going to ask for a favour, I've never asked for a favour in my entire life … I don't ask for favours … I don't need favours from anybody."
He said despite the president's call on citizens to participate in developing the country, "it's not an easy trying to get in touch with them [ministers], they won't pick your call, I'm telling you. You see, this is horrifying," he noted.
Citing an example to buttress his point, Brig Gen Nunoo-Mensah said: "I wouldn't want to be here and say things about people that will not be palatable, [but] I called one individual, I said: 'I want to see you.' He said: 'I'm going into a meeting, call me at 4 o'clock.' I never called him again! You [the individual] are half my age, why should I call you?" he wondered to the host, saying: "… So this is the attitude, which is sad. … I want to be able to talk to them, but I can't get the chance. The president says we should be participants, if you don't open the gate how can I get in there and participate?
"[So the president should open his gate] so that we go there and talk to them. We can build Ghana. Tell him that I say I can build Ghana. He knows me very well. … I was his campaign manager and what a wonderful time [that was]. He needs people like me – I'm not boasting…" the 80-year-old former military officer said.
Source: Classfmonline
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eh where is shame, please do not go far, so this man does not want to lose koraaaaaa always on the winning side. you have a lot of ideas like all of us but we are going about our business, you do not need favour and have never asked for one and that is a big liar. who can live out of favour......
This man paaaa master go sit somewhere and take beer and sleep wate cos ghanaians dont need ur help again, we have had enough already so dont worry urself and stop day dreaming cos u will wait for a long tim and u wont work with NAna
MR NUNOO IT IS TOO LATE FOR YOU NOW. YOU HAVE SERVED GHANA FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE YOU HAVE DONE A LOT STAY AND REST FOR THE FEW YEARS.THERE A LOT OF GHANAIANS THAT CAN DO THE WORK THAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR NANA ADDO AND GHANA.
Please, you can still help build mother Ghana in your own small way without going to see the President or any of his ministers. For a start, you can hire only five(5) people at your house to reduce the unemployment menace.
This man is very funny paaaa. how sure are you that you will not lick internal gov't issues to your NDC party and sabotage Nana Addo and Npp gov't ?? pls drop that idea Mr. Nunoo Mansah.
GIVE HIM THE CHANCE