Ex-President John Dramani Mahama has warned the Akufo-Addo government to desist from "spreading untruths and a general smear campaign" on his personality.
According to him, the government has assigned the media to fabricate stories and "deliberately spreading such concocted falsehood" to help promote the government's smear campaigns about him.
In a statement signed by his Special Aide, Joyce Bawah Mogtari on Thursday, January 25 and copied to Peacefmonline.com, the former President addressed a false publication that he has contracted AfricaWatch magazine to publish damaging reports about the free SHS policy by the current administraton.
"The said false claim, which has been attributed to the Ministry of Education, has been reproduced by some online news portals, in yet another sponsored attempt by Government to use false and malicious publications to bring the name of the former
President into disrepute", the statement read.
But former President John Mahama wants to place on record that neither him nor his office has any "interest in or working relationship with the AfricaWatch Magazine. We have not seen or been offered an advance copy of the said publication to know what they have even written about the government’s Free SHS Policy. The claims by the two government sponsored tabloids and the alleged Ministry of Education statement are nothing but part of the usual set of lies conveniently being told to sway the attention and interest of the Ghanaian people from the dangerous developments of corruption, insecurity, hardships and poor governance by President Nana Akufo-Addo".
"President Mahama holds the enviable record as a Ghanaian leader who has done more to broaden the frontiers of SHS education than many before him. He began with the implementation of the Progressively Free SHS, implemented the Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SEIP), built Community Day Senior High Schools- the largest addition to our school stock since independence, expanded infrastructure in hundreds of existing Senior High Schools among other interventions", portion of the statement read.
Read full statement below:
STATEMENT IN REACTION TO MALICIOUS PUBLICATIONS AGAINST H.E. THE FORMER PRESIDENT
The Office of HE John Dramani Mahama has taken note of a false publication by two Government sponsored tabloids, Daily Guide and Statesman, that the former President of the Republic of Ghana has contracted a magazine, the AfricaWatch to publish what it says are damaging reports about the Free SHS policy.
The said false claim, which has been attributed to the Ministry of Education, has been reproduced by some online news portals, in yet another sponsored attempt by Government to use false and malicious publications to bring the name of the former President into disrepute.
We wish to place on record that:
1. Neither President John Mahama nor his office has, any, interest in or working relationship with the AfricaWatch Magazine.
2. We have not seen or been offered an advance copy of the said publication to know what they have even written about the government’s Free SHS Policy.
3. The claims by the two government sponsored tabloids and the alleged Ministry of Education statement are nothing but part of the usual set of lies conveniently being told to sway the attention and interest of the Ghanaian people from the dangerous developments of corruption, insecurity, hardships and poor governance by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
4. President Mahama holds the enviable record as a Ghanaian leader who has done more to broaden the frontiers of SHS education than many before him. He began with the implementation of the Progressively Free SHS, implemented the Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SEIP), built Community Day Senior High Schools- the largest addition to our school stock since independence, expanded infrastructure in hundreds of existing Senior High Schools among other interventions.
5. Like most Ghanaians, Mr. Mahama is deeply concerned about the horrible conditions under which SHS students are living and studying, out of which deaths have been recorded.
6. The Former President’s suggestion and advice to Government has been a call for a National Stakeholders Dialogue to chart a better and befitting way forward.
7. President Akufo-Addo should heed that call, instead of orchestrating attacks based on lies and pedestrian propaganda.
This Office would also like to point out that it has noted a pattern of spreading ridiculous untruths and a general smear campaign by assigns of government intended to malign the former President to satisfy an obvious political motive.
We condemn this approach and demand an immediate end to it. The media must also know that deliberately spreading such concocted falsehood and helping promote smear campaigns against the former President is worsening the dent and the characterisation of the Ghanaian media as unprofessional and partisan.
We encourage the Ghanaian public to continue to demand from the Akufo-Addo government, an improvement from the poor governance it is serving this country.
SIGNED
Joyce Bawah Mogtari
Special Aide
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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SHOUT UP INCOMPETENT MAN.THE CONPETENT PEOPLE ARE FIXING YOUR MESS FOR YOU AND YOU ARE HERE TALKING.GYIMIII
No matter what John Mahama does or says Ghanaians know who he is and what he is.I wonder sometimes what Mahama wants to come back to do . I mean he has stolen enough to keep himself,his fat wife, his concubines and numerous children living in comfort for the rest of their miserable lives.What Mahama has to know is that we also know he is by far the worst leader this country has ever had and we will simply not allow him to worm his way back to power to continue the wanton destruction of everything that is decent in this country.
INCOMPETENT MAHAMA..THATS ALL I CAN SAY
I sometimes wonder, pigs are the best description of this NPP party. Owner of Africa Watch magazine is a card bearing member of NPP and when he publish something about this government you link it with NDC and former president.
EVERY IDIOTIC FOOOLS CAN GO AHEAD AND INSULT MY FORMER PRESIDENT JDM. GOD IS WATCHING YOU ALL. I REST MY CASE.
THE OUTSTANDING HERITAGE OF MAHAMA GOVERNMENT: 1. GITMO 2, KEEPING AMERICA SAFE AT THE RISK OF GHANA. 2. STEALING OF PUBLIC CARS AFTER LOST OF ELECTIONS. 3. GALAMSAY - DESTRUCTION OF LAND AND WATER BODIES 4, FULANI MENACE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND FARMS 5. DUBIOUS CONTRACTS AND APPOINTMENTS AFTER ELECTIONS 6. HEAVY INVESTMENT IN DUBAI AND OUTSIDE GHANA BY NDC 7. ABUSE OF STATE RESOURCES BY MAHAMA FAMILY MEMBERS 8. RAMPANT CORRUPTION IN CONTRACTS OF GOVERNMENT 9. LOOTINGGG OF STATE COFFERS BY GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES
MR MAHAMA NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAYS TO GHANAIANS WILL NEVER EVER EVER COME TO POWER ANYMORE, THEY WAY I SEE YOU AND SHIITHOLE NDC MEMBERS ARE NO TRUE GHANAIANS, YOU ONLY COME TO EAT GHANAIANS MONEY EBEDI BI KEKE SHAME UNTO YOU AND YOUR ***barred word*** NDC PARTY. YOU SHOULD GO TO HELL AND RULE THERE
Former President should put this diplomatic attitude aside and much this shitholeeeee president and it government insult for insult, stupidityyyyyy for stupidityyyyyy. I have never seen a government so 'stupidddddd' like this one behaving like party in opposition. gosh
Good response to this shithole NPP government!!!
This Shiity-Aaarse, Bawa Mogtari is the only person who thinks her boss Mahama was God's gift to Ghana. Even Children know your boss was a ***barred word*** and incompetent leader. Mahama will never be President of Ghana, even if he gets the backing of Wall Street Journal or Washington Post. We are told that all the water tanks in your boss's house are filled with stolen money. You will soon see your ***barred word*** level. We voted your boss out and we havent regretted the decision, because we are now getting to to know the extent of rot in he left behind. Why are you moaning and complaining. What is Mahama doing lately??? Doesnt he spread falsehood and blatant falsehoods on his unity walkS?? He wants to be President. but he never covered himself in gLORY WHEN HE HAD THE CHANCE, OR DID HE?????