[ 2017-02-11 ]

200 missing cars story is ‘cooked up’ - George Loh
A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member
of Parliament for North Dayi constituency in the
Volta Region, George Loh believes the claims by
government that 200 state vehicles are missing is
a “cooked up” story.

According to him, the new government concocted the
story just to provide the avenue to buy brand new
cars for the office of the president.

Speaking on Newsfile, Joy FM’s new analysis
programme Saturday February 11, Mr. Loh challenged
government to provide list of the missing cars and
the recipients of such vehicles if it’s not
lying to Ghanaians.

“I do not believe there are any missing cars
because the new government has not been able to
provide any evidence. It is a cooked up story,”
the former NDC legislator stated.

He said if indeed there were missing cars, the
best way of resolving the matter was to call the
former Chief of Staff and and “you have given us
this number of cars but we cannot find this number
of cars, where can we find them?”

Director of Communications at the Presidency,
Eugene Arhin on February 8, 2017 indicated
President Akufo-Addo resorted to the use of his
private cars because about 200 vehicles in the
presidential car pool were missing under the NDC
administration.

However, the issue of alleged missing state
vehicles is becoming murkier by the day.

A former Chief of Staff, Johnny Osei Kofi in a
statement disclosed a list of 641 state vehicles
was handed over to the NPP administration.

But Administrator-General David Yaro, who is
mandated by law to keep records of state assets
said a list of 678 state vehicles was handed over
to him.

Yet a member of government’s communications team
David Asante, presented on Newsfile, a list of
about 421 vehicles as the one received by the NPP
administration.

Mr. Asante promised government will soon publish
the names of former state officials who have not
returned their official cars to the state.

Source - mynewsgh.com

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