Mahama Speaks On Alleged Last-Minute Recruitments By Akufo-Addo: “We’ve Raised A Signal”

• President-elect John Mahama has reacted to reports of last-minute mass recruitment
• Mahama warned that any recruitment would create liabilities for his incoming administration
• Fatimatu Abubakar, information minister and spokesperson for the government’s transition team, denied the claims

President-elect John Mahama has voiced concern over reports of last-minute mass recruitments and contract signings by the outgoing Akufo-Addo government.

Mahama believes this will create problems for his incoming administration starting January 7, 2025.

The president-elect told Citi News the transition team was addressing these concerns.

“There are a few signals about contracts some parastatals are trying to sign off at the last minute, committing the new government before it assumes office. It’s something we’ve raised a signal about, and I hope the joint transitional team addresses it.”

Fatimatu Abubakar, information minister and spokesperson for the government’s transition team, denied the claims of last-minute recruitments into ministries and agencies.

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She told the press there has not been any recruitment since the New Patriotic Party lost the elections.

Mahama met President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on December 11 to begin the transition process.

Akufo-Addo and Mahama announced their transition teams within two days of the election results being declared.

The government team is being led by Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, while the president-elect's team is being led by former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah.

The National Transition Team is mandated by the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845) to oversee the handover of power.

Mahama's historic election win

YEN.com.gh reported that Mahama won the 2024 election with 6,328,397 votes, pending results from nine of Ghana's 176 constituencies.

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who conceded the election less than 24 hours after polls closed, got 4,657,304 votes.

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With the election win, Mahama became the first former president in Ghana to reclaim the presidency after being voted out.

Source: YEN.com.gh