Traders and residents living around President Akufo-Addo’s Nima residence have started packing out of their structures after being asked to leave.
The artisans and residents were engaged by National Security to pack out of their structures since the area around the first gentleman’s residence is now a security zone.
Thursday morning, Joy News’ Maxwell Agbagba visited the evictees to interact with them.
As at the time the team got there, most of them had destroyed their makeshift structures and had packed their belongings ready to leave.
A woman, about 60 years old who agreed to speak, cried her heart out at the development.
She told the Joy News team she had lived in the area for 34 years. She laments that the compensation paid them by the President will not be enough to start a new life and that she will leave to the village but her children will live around.
“I will come and visit them frequently,” she said.
“When it is time for elections, we will all come back to vote for him again,” she moaned in a sarcastic but very sorrowful tone.
A young lady who spoke to Maxwell off camera could not hold back her tears as she said she has nowhere else to go in the capital.
“I don’t have any relative in Accra, I have to go back to the village and start my life all over again,” she said.
Akufo-Addo after being sworn into office in 2017 towed his predecessors’ line of refusing to move into the Flagstaff house.
After one year of being in office, National Security believes the traders and residents around the President’s Nima residence who have stayed there for over 20 years need to be evicted to safeguard the President’s security.
Scores of people including Prof. Ransford Gyampo, however, believe the decision of National Security is out of order.
Prof. Gyampo told Joy FM’s flagship Super Morning Show Monday that Akufo-Addo should move into the Flagstaff house and allow the artisans to continue their lives.
"The President must move to live at the Flagstaff house…it is as simple as that," he said.
The senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana believes the President’s decision to remain at his residence is just a display of mistrust among transitional governments.
Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini also hammered National Security for the decision to secure the President’s private home.
“The state has spent a lot to provide security and accommodation for our Presidents …why then do we have to visit extra cost in providing security for our President who decides to live in his own private residence,” he fumed on AM Show on the Joy News Channel.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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You’re the biggest fuuuoool. U piece of Sh*t. Pathetic moron. What have I said to warrant the eeediotic insults? I shared my opinion and if u disagree, why the f*cking insults? Were u reared or what? Twart. Kuraseni sia like u. Come at me like that again and I will gladly return the favour. I’ve got unlimited data to deal with douchebags like u. Go f*ck yourself. Next don’t comment just cos others are. ***barred word***
Yes we will still come back and vote for him especially me and my family because what he is doing for Ghana is bigger than this so we still love him....he is a good person and we knew from long time that this was going to happen and at least my 3000 can do something than none.
PROF GYAMPO, THIS IS NOT POLITICAL SCIENCE. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SECURITY AND HOW TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR A PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY.....KEEP TO YOUR LANE. A WHOLE STREET WAS BLOCKED TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE SECURITY OF THE FAMILY OF PRESIDENT RAWLINGS AT RIDGE...AND IT WAS PROPER. AS FOR INUSAH FUSEINI...HMMMMM. HE WILL BE THE FIRST TO RUN TO THE MEDIA TO INSULT NATL SECURITY IF SOMETHING UNFORTUNATE HAPPENS TO THE PRESIDENT IF HE SHOULD VISIT HIS HOUSE. TRUMP TOWERS IN NEW YORK IS FULLY SECURED BY SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS EVEN THOUGH TRUMP LIVES IN THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON DC. PROF GYAMPO, ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT THE PRESIDENT MUST NEVER GO BACK TO HIS HOUSE AT NIMA BUT REMAIN IN FLAGSTAFF HOUSE?? IF HE HAS, THEN HIS HOUSE MUST BE PROPERLY SECURED. PRESIDENTS, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, ARE IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN AND MUST NECESSARILY BE PROTECTED PROPERLY...NO COMPROMISE. LET THE NATL SECURITY BE PROACTIVE AND DO THEIR WORK. DO YOUR LECTURING AND DON'T EXPOSE YOUR COMPLETE IGN0RANCE IN THIS MATTER.
APART FROM SECURITY SIGNIFICANCE THE REMOVING OF THE TRADERS FROM THE PLACES NEAR THE PRESIDENT HOUSE IS SUPPORTING THE MOVE TO MAKE ACCRA CLEAN. I AM SAD PEOPLE LIKE K.WUO PRATT AND ADE KOKER CANNOT SEE THIS.
You are very stoupid. If your mother was working there would you have said this nun sense.
What is this? What offence did the president commit? Ordinary people would have done worse. This move is purely for security reasons. Google white any president in the world’s residence if u will find this? Even in Ghana, check any of the former presidents residents if u will find this? C’mon people, reason up and don’t be blinded by stuuupid politics. It’s a normal thing, when your level changes, there are certain things or places h can’t go no more; it’s a fact. Yes, politicians can’t be trusted but in this case let’s be circumspect in our discourse. Opposition is making the unnecessary noise cos they have to do... they know they’ve have done worse. What is all this fuss about? I empathise with the evicted people tho but I’m sure they saw it coming one day . However, the president has been charitable enough.
better late than the never. so if the president moves to the seat of govt and he later leaves office and come home the area again will still be a security zone abi. so even if you delay the man will leave office and come home. we must all now learn from it, where we stay, do business etc. as for the stomach politicians lets forget them what didn't JJ do even as he lived in the castle was not the ridge road close.
Boss level don Change. the deception people are not getting from our politicans are, when they are campaigning they tend to dwell with them and pretend they will be with them all the time. why did Nana Addo not tell the Galamseyers that he will abolish it when he comes to power rather he refuted allegation that they will work without fear, why would Nana Addo sit with these same slum dwellers and promise them he is the peoples man and will live with them, why would Nana Addo promise the DKM people he would retrieve their monies for them but turn around to say it is not in their manifesto. You sat with these people, bring asanka from you V8 pretend to dine with them, play cards with them etc what is the import of these action with. Deception is the word after licking your own spat you talking about security with them. I don't blame these politicians but the gullible Ghanains. Yes it is logical, these guys are threat but if you act against the tenets you preached before election and do opposite is the evil we talk about politicians, they come in sheep wool after election and devour us after taking power. We once who dined with u are security threat? Let us all keep quiet and suffer after all we made them so. Kudos Nana evict them all, with yo presido
'Won ntumi nfa, ybe vote amowo, yen envote em ma yo no ehurahurayen'. The same people will tomorrow blame the gov if EVIL person mingles with them there and harm the president if they are not evicted. The the national security do WHAT is RIGHT for the whole nation, NOT selected few. NDC had EVIL intention and that did NOT see the light of day, that is why they ere CRYING more that.........! Onaaapo!
Democracy indeed is crazy.So because powers have been given to you to choose your president,you think you can live and behave any how in the country.Will we have had the Akosombo Dam if people around those areas were not evicted? Not to talk of the New town people who were moved for the Tema harbour to be constructed. #squatters must move for the capital to see facelift.