The Former Chief of Staff of the opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Julius Debrah, has denied allegations over vehicle bought for US$ 165,000 and sold to the supplier at US$ 2,500 after six months during his tenure.
In a press statement, the Former Chief of Staff indicated that, claims made by one Thomas Kusi Boafo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Reforms (PSR) in a video purported to be from a submission he made on radio regarding the number of vehicles bequeathed to the Akufo Addo government are false.
Mr Kusi Boafo among others claimed in the video, that it was the practice under the immediate past regime to buy expensive vehicles and have the suppliers buy them back at ridiculously low prices.
In one instance he claimed that a vehicle bought for US$ 165,000 was sold to the supplier at US$ 2,500 after six months. He also spoke about vehicles sold prior to the exit of the previous government
Mr. Julius Debrah explained that under no circumstance and at no time during his tenure as Chief of Staff or the previous government was any such vehicle either bought or sold at the price quoted by Kusi Boafo, therefore his claims in that regard are totally false and malicious.
Again, `On the matter of vehicles bought by ex-government officials, Mr Kusi Boafo and his principals are aware of a long-standing policy under which salon cars which are two (2) years and above are permitted to be bought by departing government officials`. He continued that, the policy has been in existence since the advent of the fourth republic and persons benefitting from it are made to pay a commensurate value objectively determined by professional valuers.
Furthermore, it is surprising, and perhaps underscores the malicious intent of Mr Kusi Boafo, that he failed to disclose vehicles bought by members of the Kufour administration on the eve of their exit from office under the same policy and processes in 2008/2009. Many of the beneficiaries of that policy happen to be high-profile members of the Akufo Addo government`.
He however lamented that, these latest false claims follow similar claims by the current Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid, which are all false adding that they also appear to be a rehash of untruthful claims made by Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, to the effect that over 200 vehicles could not be found at the Presidency.
He assured that his outfit stands prepared to correct such misimpressions and expose the mischief therein.
