Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has called on former President John Mahama and his appointees to ‘learn to do the right thing’ if they do not want their names to be associated with issues that will be affecting their reputation.
According to the defence minister, he will not stop ordering persons who are engaging in negative acts that is impeding the work of the military to stop and hence called on the former President and his appointees to learn to do things right.
“I won’t cease naming the people who are making the work of the military difficult and I won’t be dissuaded by numerous insults from Joyce Bawa…the politicians should learn to do the right thing…,” he said.
Addressing journalists at the Meet the Press series on Thursday, the Bimbilla Member of Parliament (MP) said the occupation of those lands especially by the immediate past Commander in Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) sends wrong signals.
“I am advising [ex-President Mahama] that if I were him, I will not live there.” Mr Nitiwul explained that there was nothing wrong for the former president to occupy military lands but not one which is under contention.
Although he was not specific where the land is, Mr Nitiwul said that parcel is expected to serve as a boundary between civilians and the military
Therefore, he argues, it is not advisable for Mr Mahama to occupy “a land that the Armed Forces have interest in”.
The Defence Minister pointed out, above everything else, that Mr Mahama cannot be ordered out of the land.
The Minister has come under serious attacks from the spokesperson of the former President who insist he is disrespecting the former President.
But Nitiwul speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Friday said he still stands by his words and won’t stop at nothing to call people to start righting their wrongs.
Listen to Nitiwul
Source: Ghana / Adomonline.com / KWAKU NTI