ADVERTISEMENT
Government didn't agree to Mahama's bungalow request - Oppong Nkrumah
Mr Mahama said he had formally informed and agreed with the incoming administration through his former chief of staff Julius Debrah to continue staying in the house.
Recommended articles
The former president who has been staying in the Cantonments residence ever since he was Vice president had described as “mischievous” claims that he has refused to vacate his official residence to allow the current vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to occupy it.
READ ALSO: Mahama cries foul over bungalow saga
He explained that the reports are only meant to “embarrass” him when he had formally informed and agreed with the incoming administration through his former chief of staff Julius Debrah to continue staying in the house.
ADVERTISEMENT
But in a response, the spokesperson of the NPP Transition team, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said no agreement was made as the current government is yet to respond to the former president’s request.
“A request has been made by the former president Mahama. Indeed the request was made at the time he was president. And if you read my senior brother’s Omane Boamah’s statement it suggests that a decision was made and then communicated to us which with great respect cannot be the case...so what has happened is that a request has been made. I do know that a response will be communicated to him in the shortest possible time,” he said on Accra-based Joy FM.
The bungalow, located at Cantonment, housed Professor John Evans Atta while he was serving as Vice President under Jerry John Rawlings and Aliu Mahama, who also served as Vice President under John Agyekum Kufuor.
READ MORE: Mahama bids emotional farewell
The bungalow in question is a Guest House of COCOBOD but has been configured to house Ghana's vice presidents.
ADVERTISEMENT
John Mahama first occupied the building in 2009 when he served as Vice President before becoming President.
Even as President, the bungalow became his official residence although he has a home as a President inside the Flagstaff House.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Nana Addo assures he will prioritize the welfare of cocoa farmers
Truck driver arrested for allegedly causing train accident on Tema-Mpakadan railway line
Kia driver who caused accident involving Ghana’s new train reports himself to Police
No passenger injured in accident involving Ghana’s newly imported train – Railways Minister
NAGRAT gives govt one-week deadline to address unpaid pensions affecting 700,000 workers
Inside story of how Ghana’s new train got involved in accident on a test run
3 years after he was declared dead, German-American billionaire found in Russia
She sent naked photos to Dubai lover while I battled kidney disease - Erico speaks on divorce
