The previous National Democratic Congress (NDC)administration has rubbished claims President Nana Akufo-Addo was left with only 10-year-old BMW for official use.
The previous government in a statement signed by the former Deputy Chief of Staff, Johnny Osei Kofi, said it had left the Presidency two pairs of bulletproof cars, for the president’s use.
The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, had however complained that President Akufo-Addo was left with the solitary BMW and had to use a private vehicle for trips outside Accra.
The past NDC government however claims that if Nana Addo is sticking to the single BMW, it is out of choice not scaricty.
“It must be placed on record that the use of the BMWs and his personal vehicle if it is true, is not due to the non-availability of presidential vehicles. It is clearly a choice that he made on his own accord” the statement said.
“Among the vehicles handed over to the NPP team were two bulletproof salon cars and two bulletproof cross country vehicles specifically dedicated to the use of the President. Both sets of bulletproof vehicles are relatively new and in good condition for the transportation of the President.”
“Added to this is a fleet of almost new Mercedes Benz vehicles. Surely if President Akufo Addo can use 10 year old vehicles, he should be able to use vehicles that are relatively new and in good condition.”
Find below a section of the statement
200 STATE VEHICLES NOT MISSING
I am constrained to correct yet another distortion about the whereabouts of vehicles belonging to the Presidency.
On Wednesday, Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House, in a widely circulated interview, claimed that 200 vehicles in the pool at the presidency were missing.
He also claimed that the supposed disappearance of these vehicles has created an acute shortage compelling President Akufo Addo to resort to the use of 2007 model BMW vehicles and in some instances his own cross-country vehicle for official duties.
The claims of Eugene Arhin are false, baseless without merit. They represent a continuation of the distortions and bad faith that have characterised the conduct of the NPP side of the Transition team.
As part of the transition process, both the Assets and Logistics Committee on the NPP side were given a detailed list of all vehicles in the pool at the Presidency. More importantly, a total of 641 vehicles were listed and properly accounted for.
This was duly captured in the handing over notes. The breakdown of the vehicles are indicated in the table below; I also found astonishing, the claim by Eugene Arhin that President Akufo Addo cannot find decent vehicles to use and has had to rely on 2007 model BMWs for his movements since becoming President.
It must be placed on record that the use of the BMWs and his personal vehicle, if it is true, is not due to the non-availability of presidential vehicles. It is clearly a choice that he made on his own accord. Among the vehicles handed over to the NPP team were two bulletproof salon cars and two bulletproof cross country vehicles specifically dedicated to the use of the President.
Both sets of bulletproof vehicles are relatively new and in good condition for the transportation of the President. Added to this is a fleet of almost new Mercedes Benz vehicles. Surely if President Akufo Addo can use 10 year old vehicles, he should be able to use vehicles that are relatively new and in good condition.
The attempt therefore by Eugene Arhin to create the impression of scarcity and use same as a pretext to justify the unwarranted falsehood about missing vehicles belonging to the Presidency is disingenuous and unbecoming of a public official whose actions must be guided by integrity and candour.
It is obvious from the foregoing that Eugene Arhin’s intervention is part of a grand scheme by the Akufo Addo/Bawumia government to demonise members of the previous administration for cheap partisan propaganda purposes.
In the interest of transparency and candour, a detailed inventory of all vehicles accounted for during the transition process has been attached to this statement.
The onus now lies squarely on the Akufo Addo/Bawumia government to provide very specific details of the supposedly missing vehicles out of the list provided below.
JOHNNY OSEI KOFI,
FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
Thursday, 9th February, 2017
Source: Citifmonline
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You are just phooolish like koku anyidoho cos u are unthinkable human. Wanting to use cars for ghana @60, is the celebration going to organize a car race or what? Grow up
I am really convinced that most of the NDC members having the state vicheals are not using the cars but might have handle the cars to NPP. I am making this argument because I know one hundred percent that, the former president Mahama left his convey at the flag staff House. So, why the president is using 2007 BMW in Accra and using his own car outside of the capital! I want to suggest to the sitting government not to paint a bad picture about the Mahama led administration. "The same people you meet on your way up! The same you meet on your way down" I really believe the NDC party is not interested in keeping the state cars but the NPP party is not fair but wants to buy news cars for Ghana at 60. Nana, those who voted for you are looking for afree education, one district one factory, teachers allowance, etc. Please, Nana your mission is not making your ministers and those working for you live in lusery. Nana, be a diseaple to win the heart of Ghanaians. You have a work to do and so don't let those working for you spend their time charsing Cars. I wish you all the best!
THEY TEMPERED WITH.
WAS THE CARS TEMPERED ?
I find strange when the NDC start putting up defenses and later coil when they are proved wrong. The same approach happened with the cost off the VP residence and non of them is making any further denials after the ASEL document became public. I know they will coil again. These guys are a bunch of trained cri,mi.nals.,