[ 2017-02-10 ]

We left Nana Addo 4 bulletproof cars – NDC
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.com

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