Former President John Agyekum Kufour has described the reverting of the Jubilee House (supposed to serve as the official seat of government) to its old name, Flagstaff House as one born out of envy and hatred by the President John Evans Atta Mills led NDC.
In his first ever public interview on the matter with Adom News, the former President said it is sad that someone will give birth, give a name to the baby only for a successor to come and change the name of the child.
The Golden Jubilee House, which was constructed by the Kufuor administration amidst criticisms from the then opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), now has Flagstaff House written on the wall adjacent TV3.
The over-$70-million edifice which has office and residential premises for the president has been the subject of hot debate after President John Mills’ refusal to relocate there.
Earlier this year, a part of it was handed over to the Foreign Affairs Ministry temporarily after their offices were razed down by fire.
Though there has not been any official explanation for the name change, the inscription ‘The Flagstaff House’ is boldly displayed in Gold on the main entrance to the edifice.
According to former president Kufour, it is a shame that the sitting president who is a true Ghanaian will revert such a nice name that represents the 50th year of freedom to a colonial name that still reminds Ghanaians of slavery.
Story: Kofi Adomah/Adom News/Ghana
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