Government has disclosed that it saved $300,000 after renegotiating a $9.1million deal to purchase bulletproof vehicles for the Presidency.
Making the disclosure at a press conference on Tuesday, February 6 in Accra, the Information Minister Mustapha Hamid said the government was bounded by the agreement the John Mahama-led NDC administration signed with the providers of the vehicles, Amalgamated Securities Limited.
According to him, any attempts to abrogate the agreement will have resulted in liabilities for government hence the decision to renegotiate the deal to cut the number of vehicles for the presidency from 43 to 34. He added that government also bought 100 Toyota Corollas in place of the nine luxury cars as part of the renegotiated deal.
The John Mahama-led administration in January 2017 was condemned for ordering the vehicle a few days to handing over to the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government headed by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
According to Mr Hamid, “We have done all this with a total amount of 8.8 million United States Dollars”.
The figures provided by Mr Hamid means government saved $300,000 from the initial figure of a $9.1million.
Below is a statement issued by the Information Minister:
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON ACCEPTANCE OF VIP FLEET IMPORTED BY THE FORMER GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT MAHAMA
"I hereby report to the Ghanaian people through you, that government has accepted the VIP fleet, having come to the conclusion that:
1. Government is bound by the terms of the contract signed with Amalgamated Securities Limited
2. Abrogating the contract may incur significant liabilities for government.
In doing so, government has however made sure to obtain maximum gain for the public purse and also for ensuring the security of the state.
The government of President Mahama ordered 43 VIP vehicles at a cost of 9.1 million United States Dollars.
We have renegotiated the terms of the contract in the following manner;
1. We have reduced the number of vehicles ordered from 43 to 34, which is nine short of the original number.
2. In place of the nine, we have acquired 100 Toyota Corolla cars for use by the Police Service in line with our commitment to retool the Police Service to enable them play effectively, their role of protecting the Ghanaian people.
3. We have done all this with a total amount of 8.8 million United States Dollars."
Hon. Mustapha Hamid
Minister for Information
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@NKW Your insulltts will not end you anywhere. You know full well that Mahama is lazzy, incompetence and has nothing good for the nation. You guys are at a loss of Nana's capability and assertiveness. Who in the NDC can match Nana and Bawumia in common sense, effectiveness, level of delivery, competence, humour and the other attributes a statesman needs? Jalousy go shame! Please let the performing team A* continue their good work of restoring the economy you guys ran down. On corruption, government has promised that by June Ghanaians will know who the corrupt people in Ghana really are, so we are waiting both patiently and impatiently. Who on mother earth can glorify corruption than Mahama and Omane Boamah?
So your government could abrogate other contracts entered by the former administration which was actually meant to ameliorate wastage in the system...you are a terrible liar.,I would concede that the previous administration had indulge in this wastage,,,if that which you said was true. But even that be the case,,,they did that in good faith...as government is a continium. The point is,, does that 1d13t president deserve that luxury? For over a year now, all he has done was lies upon lies. Glorifying corruption in his administration. And you albino will come out to misinform the public.