National Youth Coordinator of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Divine Nkrumah has described the acquisition of Thirty Four [34] luxury cars for the presidency as “useless”.
He asked if the President before the arrival of the cars walked to state functions or complained he needed the cars as purported by some NDC members.
“This is just a waste of money”, he said.
According to Citi FM, government over the weekend took delivery of Thirty Four [34] cars for the presidency, ten of which have bullet resistant exterior.
Citi FM indicated that the luxury cars arrived on a Global African Airlines cargo plane.
The presidential fleet contract was awarded by the John Mahama administration barely a week before they left office.
The original number of cars ordered was Forty Three [43]. The New Patriotic Party administration, which had attempted to cancel the entire contract but failed due to certain clauses in the contract, managed to reduce the number to 34.
By so doing, it saved the country Three Million Dollars, from the initial cost of Nine Million dollars for the 43 cars. They also avoided incurring a judgement debt, by deciding not to cancel the contract.
Speaking to the issue on NEAT FM morning how ‘Ghana Montie’, Divine Nkrumah after commending the Nana Addo-led government for saving three million dollars from the initial amount, lambasted the Mahama administration for ‘wasting’ such huge amount.
“What is the motive behind the purchase? 34 cars for the presidency, are we going to use them to transport cattle? Common ambulance we don’t have some here in our various hospitals yet buying luxury cars for the presidency”, he said.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/ Twitter: @Washman5/ Instagram: Ambrose_wash
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This government this everyone is an idiot0 . It's not too late to sell these cars to individuals and put the money back into state coffers. U had 54% of the people's mandate for a purpose. Someone THINK
OOH God, what at all is wrong with Black people.Cant we think a little bit? God Save us. Do we need those cars at all, and for what? People dont have food to eat, no ambulances in our hospitals, no potable drinking water, but still we have the courage to spend such huge amount of money for just some people. The President has really disappointed Ghanaians. Black people lets think small. These are some of the things we do and ppl call us "Shithole" countries.Black race wake up and think
This NPP government behaves like the conservatives(UK). they blame Putin(Russia) for everything from intelligence, brexit, inflation to the very air they breath. NPP after 14 months in power blames Mahama(NDC) for everything including Bawumia's collapse to his London video,110 ministers, to the curses in the central region, to otiko-naabu, bost contamination and 750,000 azaa jobs created by the agric minister. well you think ghanaians are daft? Ayooo. 2020 we go show Nana!!!!!
Hmm,it completely waste of money. Ghana needs a change and the should be PPP.
As for Mahama, four more years and Ghana would have become irredeemable. Surprising he wants a come back.
Nick Pascal did you read that in cancelling the whole contract will be bring untold hardship to the taxpayers. Drive on President Akufo Adoo
@amaga.......ur morda
Mahama indeed was an albatross around our neck together with his NDC party. What crime did Ghanaians commit to deserve these people. Oh Lord please save your children from the claws of these heart-less fellows, Amen.
you are quick to cancel other contracts from the previous government why not cancel this one for the interest of the state as you always lay claim to.HIPOCRITES YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.Indeed all animals are equall but some are more important than others
Mahama should thank the gods he worships that Ghana is not China. He would have been shot several times over by now. How can anyone be so wilfully cruel and corrupt? This is a man who walks about free, breathing God's clean air.