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A Ghanaian recently narrated of how not even a sizeable and handsome remuneration along with a palatial palace and all the trappings of modern life of a president would he ever dream of trading places with President John Mahama, especially in these trying moments; how apt? �But for the personal affinity and admiration I have for President John Dramani Mahama, I won�t hesitate to join other colleagues to set another record in Ghana�, this pseudo treasonable statement by an unnamed security detail at the Flagstaff House and narrated to The Al-Hajj by a concerned colleague should sum up the mood among presidential security guards currently at the seat of government. Indeed, it is part of a worrying trend confronting the young Mahama-led administration since the NDC-sponsored government was returned to office on January 7, 2013. Agitations and frostiness in relationship among the security setup (Army, Police and National Security) with their chiefs at the seat of government is said to be fast moving up, posing a threat to the presidency. The situation at the presidency, according to a security deep throat source is said to have deteriorated to a level that it is eating away the pride associated with working as a guard at the Government House. Among other issues, the guards at both the former seat of government, the Osu Castle and the Flagstaff House complain about deep rooted corruption within the top echelon of the security setup, lack of promotions, victimization, poor welfare combine with lack of respect for security guards and inhumane treatments by some senior officials and close associates of President Mahama. But, a source close to the security capo at the Presidency has vehemently dismissed all claims insisting, nothing closer to the allegations can be the truth. �You see, when you are managing close to 500 security apparatchiks in such an establishment as the presidency, which also include the Osu Castle, Flagstaff House, Peduase and others, you should expect some of these discordant expressions from some few disgruntled personnel from time to time� �But I can assure you that, whiles it may be humanly impossible to satisfy everybody, one thing I can state without any hesitation is that, the paramount interest and the welfare of our men who provide security for the Commander- in-chief has been and would continue to be our concern�, the source added.