For Ghanaians to take John Dramani Mahama seriously, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, a sports writer with the Notwithstanding Media Group, has urged him to follow in the footsteps of Togbe Afede XIV.

The journalist wants Ghanaians to know there is some kind of dedication to the former President's promise to abolish the honorarium when re-elected, who is running to represent the opposition National Democratic Congress.

He also indicated his government would work to scrap ex-gratia benefits given to appointees under the other arms of government.

“The payment of ex-gratia to members of the executive under Article 71 will be scrapped. And the necessary constitutional steps to abolish that payment will start in earnest in 2025.

“We will also begin the process of persuading the other arms of government other than the executive to accept the removal of this ex-gratia payment,” he said.

Reacting to his promise, Dan Kwaku Yeboah who casted some doubts opined the statement is enough a message to win Mahama the 2024 polls if he proves it by example.

Just as the Paramount chief and Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State did, Dan Kwaku Yeboah wants Mr. Mahama to follow suit to distinguish this statement from the one he made in 2015 which he didn’t honour.

He was speaking on Ɛkwanso Dwoodwoo on Peace FM same day the former President made the promise.

“You said it in 2015, the time you were in government, but you couldn’t scrap it, now that you’re on the bench (in opposition) you want to scrap what? Bring the ones that you’ve taken to set an example of what you’re saying.

“If the former president brings his ex-gratia, Kwame I will campaign for him, I will clap for him. Let him say he’s doing what Togbe Afede did, so he’s also doing the same…Kwame this is a big campaign message.

“I wanted him to set an example, actions speak louder than words….Togbe Afede is a human being, and Mahama is also a human being, so why not return it as Togbe Afede did?” he quizzed.