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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AH!!!!Well !!!!!!; we told you so ; these politicians are all the same ; Mr Economics man aka Dr Bawumia and others were complaining same about Jon Mahama with his big entourage of cars but today the idiotic northner is also doing the same whilst telling Ghanaians that there is no money in the coffers ; these SUV's V8 cars cost a lot in petrol charges whilst the prices of petrol have risen for the ordinary people ; we then have another political hypocrite and a corrupt thiff having to ride in a 7 man car convoy and thinks there is nothing WRONG with that!!!!!! ; WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW !!!!!! ; does this full Mr Economics Man aka Dr Bawumia and Nana Addo think people are not watching their every political activities; if they think people have gone to sleep because they voted for them they should THINK again because they are being watched by Ghanaians of their every move ; because the political behaviour of Jon Mahama and the NDC have WARNED everybody to be on their guard about these GREEDY political STiLLERS ; the trouble is that Nana will not say anything because he is also part of the sinister racket milk and waste Ghana's resources ; we all voted for Nana Addo to replace Jon Mahama but did not for Nana Addo and NPP to come and start using state resources and start condoning corruption and stilling ; WHY IS NANA ADDO SO QUIET ON THESE EMERGING CORRUPTION SIGNALS ; next time Mr Economics man /Bawumia is going to a funeral he should just hire a bus for all the people; FOR ME I AM DISAPPONITED IN NANA ADDOS HANDLING OF THIS AMBER WARNING OF PETTY CORRUPTION IN HIS GOVERNMENT AND ALL HIS PROPAGANDA ABOUT CORRUPTION IS A SHAM !!!!!!!!WE SHALL BE BACK TO SQUARE ONE AGAIN BECAUSE NANA ADDO CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT CORRUPTION ;NANA ADDO CANNOT DO FOOKOOOO because the poor have being bitten by the corruption and stiller ebola virus in government.
OPEN LETTER TO DR BAWUMAI, U HAVE NO RIGHT TO USE 6 CARS, THE MASSES ARE SUFFERING AND U USE 6 CARS WHY, USE 3 CARS, CREATE JOBS FOR THE YOUTHS AND STOP BEING TOO KOWN AN PROUD, WE KNOW U VERY WELL U HAD NO MONEY YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR GHANA PEOPLE FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS, CREATE JOBS OR FACE THE ANGER OF THE MASES, FROM GHANA PEOPLE,
THIS SO CALLED PROF ADDAI IS A USE..LESS ,I.D.I.OTS MAN . PROFS'" IN EUROUPE DON'T BEHAVE THE WAY GHANAIANS DO ! I WILL ADVICE YOU TO STOP YOU'RE FOOOO..LI.SHNESS.
You are an ignoramus. All vehicles in presidential convoy start with police dispatcher and end with police dispatcher so you will not be allowed to be part of the convoy even you ride in an SUV. Infact for security reason, you could be arrested for that behaviour. Stop lying.
I am not justifying what happens, but I will like to state that the vise president, president and any state official who uses a convoy is a victim to this. I use an SUV and I have never stayed in traffic whenever a convoy passes by. I join the convoy every time. Now an unsuspecting person will for sure count my car as part of the convey. I once followed the convoy from nungua to accra. To my surprise 6 cars ahead of me all diverted when we go to accra leaving the main convoy. I followed till we got to the national police office in accra till I also diverted. Trust me the convoy that was left moving to the flag staff house was just about 6 left. The vice is just a victim. Till the traffic on our roads is solved I and for that matter many will follow the convoy. In fact I follow any siren vehicle that passes me. I know you will say I WILL be arrested. Stop and answer this question, as a police man, will you try to stop another SUV V8 that looks the same as that of ministers?
Hello People, No matter how we see this, This man is now the vice president of the Republic and represent 25Million citizens and not his family. Even on security alone, they must travel with more Cars not to expose him to haters like this Professor. Also, we must remember nobody should know which car the vice President is in traveling as the Army, The Police and National Security as well as some staff members of the Vice President follows for official duties. God bless the vice. Paa Kow
Perfect explanatory by all standard.
This professional liar called Bawumia again? you were caught using the 16 cars convoy and from your answer you have already admitted to doing so. What will party followers be with you in a full convoy ? power sweet in Ghana, no wonder you kill each other for power. sad
I'm disappointed in the so called Prof. He has an agenda against the Prominent Economist Alhaji H.E Dr.Bawumia the Vice-president of the Republic of Ghana but he will not succeed.
Bawumia the economic specialistcannot justify his wasting of state money with any Explanation once he had a rotten car because he could not afford any other which was involved in a horrific accident and now that he has free Access to the state coffers he Needs seven cars at once to ride in.He is the npp boy at the Forefront finding faults with ndc about blotting costs of contracts.This is just robbbery mrmbawumia.Dont Forget too soon you could only afford ajunkyard car a fw years ago