Members of the National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers Association have accused President Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of delivering hardship to them after sponsoring the party with GHS200,000 to win the 2016 elections.
Public Relations Officer of the group, Mr Takyi Addo, who spoke to Class FM on Tuesday, 18 September 2018, said the group expected the Akufo-Addo government to deliver easy times, thus, their GHS200,000 campaign contribution in the lead-up to the 2016 elections.
According to him, increases in taxes, high import charges and the inability of the government to stabilise the dollar as promised, have contributed to the untold hardships they are currently experiencing.
“The government intends to sit down with us [but] how many months now? 18 months, so, our business should collapse before the government will come in? That is the problem; the government wants our business to collapse before stepping in. No! This is unfair,” he voiced out.
“That is the reason why we voted for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. We gave him 2 billion old [Ghana cedis]; GHS200,000 new Ghana cedis, you can check it, [it was reported on] 13th May 2016, Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers [gave] GHS 200,000 to Nana Addo’s campaign,” he emphasised.
Mr Takyi Addo explained that: “The motive was because we thought Mahama [then-President of Ghana] was cheating us and not helping us, so, we wanted to boot Mahama out so Nana Addo will come in. Vice President Dr Bawumia [then-running mate to Mr Akufo-Addo] gave us a lot of promises, so, we were thinking that when you compare the two [Mahama and Akufo-Addo], they [NPP] can help, because our businesses were collapsing at that time but not knowing they are rather coming to deceive us”.
According to the PRO: “I was there and we had a leadership at that time, they presented the money to him [Mr Akufo-Addo]. I was part of the contribution; I contributed to the Nana Addo campaign”.
“I gave you money as help but you are rather killing my business [and] you want me to be happy? Helping you to come to power, protecting the ballot box, helping you financially, [with] my everything, [then] after getting power you are rather collapsing my business? So, I should sit down and fold my arms and be watching you? No! This is unfair, we are all Ghanaians and we need to call a spade a spade. We want to tell the politicians to sit up. They shouldn’t compare Ghana money to Argentina money, I didn’t vote for Argentina, I voted for a Ghanaian president, period!”
The National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers Association has subsequently served notice of a demonstration slated for Friday, 21 September 2018 in Accra to register their displeasure.
A statement signed by Kwabena Agyei, Chairman of the Association, said: “The above-mentioned issues coupled with government’s introduction of its Bench Mark Value (BMV), which has almost tripled charges at the ports, have overburdened our members.
“We, therefore, wish, as law-abiding citizens, to register our dissatisfaction toward the government through a nation-wide demonstration which starts from Accra on the above-mentioned date.
“We wish to reiterate our commitment towards a peaceful demonstration.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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if our roads are in better shape who will even go for those waste called spare parts from these villagers?
you deliberately increases prices just because uou want Mahama to look bad????Keep quiet and suffer
Wow!! very interesting story. So you support a political party with a mere $40,000.00 dollars which is less than the price of a new Mitsubishi Pajero and for that you expect the entire market economic systems to be skewed in your interest regardless of all the challenges that your country is facing. Has this person even considered the environmental and social costs that they have imposed on their country over the years by importing these sub-standard car parts into their country? The accidents that are caused on the roads because of sub-standard car parts and vehicles that are not fit for purpose yet patched up and used on your roads? The pollution from these sub-standard vehicles? If they claim to be business men in the true meaning of the word, name one single country in the world whose currency does not fluctuate let alone a country like Ghana whose economy has been in coma for several years some of which were caused by these so called businessmen. What your government needs are ideas to fast track your economy to a middle income country and therefore if you genuinely want your country to progress then offer ideas instead of these infantile tantrums.
''Posterity will be my judge''-- John Mahama. Karma is real.
Oh master dont worry, you are yet to pay more tax for next NPP political use. Fuel price will go go up up till you pack your cars. Next time trust no party. When will you reduce the prices again ?
Oh you are now crying do not worry since this government is putting everything into tracks perhaps you are in track three.It will burn you like kpakposhito.
Do these people know that it could take the government about 10 solid years to lay the foundation for the enjoyable Ghana they want? Ghanaians want immediate gratification and things don't work out well that way. They can go to hell.
...... And you deliberately hiked prices to make JM bad. Nyame betua mo ka s3 nea mo nyuma te3. Brace yourself because sanction on iran by US will shoot all indicators up
Danduruwaa
THE EVIL THAT MEN DO.............. KARMA HAS A WAY OF REVISIT MANKIND......... POSTERITY HAS A WAY OF JUDGING MANKIND......... GOD HAS HIS WAY TO PAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO WHAT HE HAS DONE...... CONTINUE TO REDUCE YOUR GOODS, ***barred word***!