The office of Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has debunked claims that the Vice President has a convoy of 16 vehicles accompanying him on trips.
Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, earlier this week, vowed to start a campaign against state officials to force them to reduce their convoy sizes.
He singled out the Vice President as having a large convoy that inconvenienced regular road users.
Citing a recent trip to Cape Coast to buttress his point, Prof Adei claimed the Vice President’s convoy consisted of 16 SUVs.
But the Veep’s office, in a statement signed by the Director of Communications, Frank -Twum, insisted that, Dr. Bawumia only used a maximum of seven vehicles on trips outside Accra and “on this particular trip to Cape Coast, the Vice President used a total of 7 cars.”
Below Is The Full Statement
VICE PRESIDENT USES A MAXIMUM OF 7 CARS, NOT 16 FOR TRAVELS OUTSIDE ACCRA.
The attention of the Office of the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been drawn to a recent media publication following comments by Professor Stephen Adei, former Rector of GIMPA, that the convoy of the Vice President on a recent trip to Cape Coast consisted of 16 SUVs.
The Office would like to make it clear that the Vice President and his team use a maximum of 7 vehicles on trips outside Accra and not 16. The 7 vehicles include a leading police vehicle, security detail, Protocol, the media team and an ambulance. On this particular trip to Cape Coast, the Vice President used a total of 7 cars.
It should, however, be noted that on many occasions (including funerals) while on a trip, several other people, including the Police Commander of the area, Ministers, MPs, MMDCEs, CEOs and party officials may decide to meet and accompany the Vice President on arrival.
Signed
Frank Agyei-Twum
Director of Communications
Office of the Vice President
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Guys, just take the good prof's criticism in good faith to correct the anomaly. He actually speaks for the many voiceless out there. If some party people are the problem, simply stop them. Why should they come to meet the veep to escort him to town... What is that for? Let's not earn such negative publicity, while Nana and the veep work so hard to build the goodwill. The reply is unwarranted and misplaced...
It’s the same person commenting from #1-#8. I can tell you for a fact that Ndc has decided to release their communicators on all the websites to make it look as if Ghanaians are disasatisfied. Don’t mind them. Next election they’ll chop 33.3%. After that 22.2% and then they’ll finally wake up to the fact that Ndc is no more!
See dis ***barred word*** ndc I.d.i.o.ts commenting bitterly here... At least da vice president was working before and he can afford any.. Not ur ***barred word*** mahatma kwasiafuo
these party officials have nothing to do than emptying the public coffers
even if it is 7 cars, are they really necessary? you people should focus on doing your work of which you were given the mandate
it means the prof. is right. Your convoy was 16 by your explanation.
I have regretted voting for you NPP. I will change my vote now.
Why should party officials and others be in the convoy of the VP when attending funeral? Apart from the president and the vice president, which other Ghanaians have to right to jam traffic? We are watching you very well, so you better change.
Dumbest explanation ever. Outside Accra you use only 7 vehicles, which means there is truth in what the professor is saying. By your explanation it implies in Accra your convoy could be the 16. Why do you even need seven vehicle convoy, and you claim there is no money in Ghana so workers should bite the bullet. You bite the gun first and other Ghanaians would bite the bullet. Nothing has changed, the only difference between the npp and ndc it that one is a smart thieff and the other is a stupidd thieff.
***barred word*** ***barred word*** who never accept criticisms