[ 2017-03-27 ]

John Dumelo and the V8 vehicles

John Dumelo hot over missing cars
National Security operatives have swung into
action to retrieve the V8 Toyota Land Cruiser in
possession of popular movie actor John Dumelo.

The operatives caught the actor, who was part of
the failed campaign to get John Mahama elected for
a second time as president, with a vehicle
belonging to the state, and retrieved one of them
from a spraying shop at Abelemkpe, Accra,
recently.

The second V8, ash in colour, which John Dumelo
allegedly claimed was in possession of his
girlfriend, is currently being pursued by the
operatives, DAILY GUIDE learnt at the weekend.

Total Denial

When news broke that one of the two V8 Toyota Land
Cruisers classified as missing from the pool of
state vehicles had been retrieved from John Dumelo
at an auto mechanic’s shop, he allegedly took to
Facebook, a social media platform, to rubbish the
publication, claiming that he bought the vehicle
impounded by the state.

He posted, “I have not granted any interview
both private or public to which I mentioned the
name of the first lady for buying me a V8,”
although DAILY GUIDE insists that it contacted him
on Thursday via telephone and he said, “I
wouldn’t like to comment about it.”

He continued, “I bought the vehicle myself; I
never said it anywhere that Madam Lordina bought
it for me. I have in my entire NDC life met her
Excellency only once at a public event. Treat any
publication that tries to link my purchase of a V8
to the former first lady as trash.”

Cynical Reaction

“Did I work at the flagstaff house or hold any
political appointment that entitled me to a state
car? And I’m sure some people within the NDC are
rejoicing because of this false news,” he
reacted cynically before signing off with “Keep
rejoicing…”

The vehicle retrieved at the spraying shop, with
chassis number JTMHVOJ2F4159829, 2015 model with
full option, had been dismantled and was going
through re-modeling, including re-spraying –
with parts allegedly imported from Dubai.

When the operatives invited him to the garage, he
reportedly panicked before surrendering the
expensive vehicle without any protest. The car was
subsequently driven to the Office of the President
Annex, close to the State House.

Tip-off

The operatives, upon a tip-off, swooped on the
garage a couple of weeks ago and got hold of the
auto mechanic who told them that the vehicle
belonged to John Dumelo.

He was then telephoned to come to the garage and
upon arrival, Dumelo reportedly said initially
that he bought the V8 from a car dealer – Svani
Company Limited – and claimed he was yet to
complete the payment.

The operatives then keyed the chassis number into
a centralized computer system but the results
showed that the vehicle was registered in the name
of the National Security Secretariat, which is a
property of the Government of Ghana.

Sensing he was getting into trouble, he’s
reported to have quickly changed his story,
claiming that it was the former first lady,
Lordina Mahama, who had given the V8 to him.

The security operatives immediately decided to
cross-check from the former first lady to
ascertain the facts but the actor (Dumelo)
reportedly pleaded with them to stop and just take
the vehicle away.

The operatives’ checks at Svani Motors along the
Spintex Road indicated that the company imported
the vehicle for the National Security Council
Secretariat and that it (company) is one of the
several auto dealers used by the government to
import vehicles for the state.

Free Cars

DAILY GUIDE sources say John Dumelo got two V8s
from the erstwhile NDC government, with his
girlfriend driving one of them.

When he was asked to direct the operatives to the
whereabouts of the other vehicle, he allegedly
pleaded with them to allow him to travel to London
and come back to produce it, saying by then the
girlfriend would have returned from a trip she had
made with the ash V8 Land Cruiser.

As at press time yesterday, the second vehicle had
not been returned but Dumelo is claiming that he
purchased the seized vehicle registered GE 8118
–16.

Source - dailyguideafrica.com

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