Former President John Mahama ordered the supply of 43 specialised vehicles worth more than $9m barely eight days to the handing over of power, documents sighted by Joy News has revealed.
The document signed by former Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Salifu Osman giving approval for the use of the vehicle by the President, Vice-President, First Lady and others. The cars are capable of firing rounds of ammunition and are designed to withstand the effects of a hand grenade.
All four sides of the passenger compartment and the roof of the vehicle are protected using high-quality armour steel and glass defeating a NATO ball ammunition, the supplier Shell Speciality Vehicles described the vehicle.
In a letter addressed to Executive Director of local company Amalgamated Security Services Ltd Mr. O.K Tweneboah-Kodua, National Security granted the company approval to 'import and clear' the said vehicles.
The letter dated 30, December 2016 contained an expectation that the vehicles are to arrive within 40 days.
Joy News can confirm, although the vehicles are ready to be delivered, the fleet are stuck in Dubai.
The Akufo Addo government has placed an indefinite moratorium on the purchase of new vehicles for the running of the presidency and ministries of state but that decision could potentially result in the payment of judgment debt.
PHOTOS: A type of B6 amoured vehicle, Break-down of the allocation for the specialized vehicles,The interior of a type of B6 armoured vehicle.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Salifu Osman is the same man who is on the run for the NCA scandal. Where is this man? Was John Mahama so irresponsible in his management of the nation? Is that how dummmmb he was? Mahama is the most stuuuuuupidddddd leader Ghana has ever had and he should be slapppped savagely by any Ghanaian who meets him anywhere. Edddddiottt. I will make sure NDC never comes back to power.
The way some of our people are misbehaving I think we need to protect our presidents.
FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE!!
Ghana for you, whiles our hospitals cannot provide common pain killers for the citizens
John Mahama does not deserve to speak in on national issues at all. He messed us up so badly. Just imagine this kind of contract at a time that he was days away from handing over? while the economy was on its knees? Oh no! JM is such a disgrace to Ghana. I wish the NDC elect him again as their flag bearer. Sad!
hahahahahahahahahaha. What a write up from a poor Journalist. The document attached does not show any prove that the former Prez ordered these cars. Please, we Ghanaians are well educated for Christ sake. Go get proper document and rewrite the story again.
mahatma is a big ***barred word*** and corrupt
WHENEVER THE NAME OF ALHAJI SALIFU OSMAN APPEARS THEN YOU KNOW THERE IS CHOP CHOP. THIS GONJA MAN WHO WAS A CHIEF DIRECTOR FOR THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR BEFORE THE CORRUPT JDM MADE HIM A DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY COORDINATOR IS THE CORRUPTION SIDE KICK OF JDM AND HIDES ALL HIS FUNDS FOR HIM IN DUBAI.
THE CORRUPT EX PRESIDENT DID THE PURCHASE BECAUSE OF KICK BACKS AND CHOP CHOP. GREEDY MAN WITH NO SHAME. DESTROYED OUR GREAT PARTY WITH HIS GREED.
JoyFm,STOP this dirty job of conniving with politicians to steal just for your selfish interest!GHANAIANS NOW KNOW THAT THE ABOVE STRATEGY IS ONE OF THE WAYS CORRUPTION AND STEALING START. The so-call evidence provided above could be provided by anyone including my illiterate uncle at the village.