Former flagbearer of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigri Mahama, has described as lies claims that he expelled some members of his party for accepting positions offered by both the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and New Patriotic Party (NPP) administrations in times past.<\/p>\n
Dr. Edward Mahama, who led the PNC into five different elections, was on Monday sworn in as Ambassador-at-Large<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>by President Akufo-Addo, together with other ambassadors.<\/p>\n But the PNC\u2019s Chairman, Bernard Mornah, said Dr. Mahama should have rejected<\/strong><\/a><\/span> the position because he turned down similar positions in the past, and also went ahead to suspend PNC members who took up appointments in other governments.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”nFtOxepMw8fmiUk2RrhRfe1R92upCthv”]According to Mornah, Dr. Mahama suspended Mallam Issah<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and Ambrose Dery as well as others who were given positions in the NDC and NPP governments.<\/p>\n However, Dr. Mahama in a Citi News<\/strong> interview refuted the\u00a0claims.<\/p>\n \u201cHe [Bernard Mornah] is speaking out of ignorance, malice or outright lies. In fact I proposed Ambrose Dery to go into the NPP government. Moses Daniba served under the NPP government; I never chaired a meeting to expel any of them so what he is saying are outright lies.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I did not do in 2000 was that I would not serve as a vice president unless it was a party to party agreement. A vice president is serving under a particular manifesto that the candidate puts up in the year he is elected, ambassador is ambassador for Ghana, there is a difference,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to serve Ghana not NPP<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Mahama explained that, he took up the position because that is his own way of serving Ghana.<\/p>\n \u201cWe practice democracy even in the PNC and people are entitled to their opinions about this issue. But I know quite clearly that if I had declined those submissions, those who said I should have declined would say that I only want to be president.\u00a0 I am quite clear in my conscience that he has appointed me ambassador of Ghana not of the PNC or the NPP.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am taking this position because the president thinks that there are specific things he wants me to do\u2026whenever he asks me to do I will do it to the glory of God and the president. Anybody who said I shouldn\u2019t do anything for Ghana because my party is not in power I don\u2019t agree with them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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