In the wake of a fierce search for alleged 208 missing state vehicles, a former Presidential Staffer says he had returned documents covering a vehicle he used while in government. “This morning I went to the Flagstaff House and I handed over copies of a car I used for three years," Vincent Kuagbenu told Joy FM Friday.
He explained he owns the vehicle, the model of which he failed to disclose, because he has fulfilled the requirement of the Presidential Transition Act which allows former government officials to buy vehicles that they have used for over three years. "I paid for it and paid duty as well and the vehicle was transferred in my name," he said. The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has set up a task-force to retrieve state assets that are unlawfully in possession of some former government officials.
Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare said she had been informed that various state assets including landed properties, and vehicles have not been handed over by some individuals contrary to the law.
She charged the public and former public officials to return state properties in their possession to the task-force forthright.
There has been a disparity between the number of cars former government officials said were in their hands and the figure Administrator General, David Yaro has put out in the public. Johnny Osei Kofi who is a former Deputy Chief of Staff under erstwhile President John Mahama said in a statement released Thursday that they handed over in all a total of 641 vehicles to the new government. This contradicted Mr Yaro's claim that per notes given him, the Office of the President which is made up of State Protocol, General Administration and VVIP, there a total of 678 vehicles.
They comprise of 67 vehicles for State Protocol, 41 for General Administration and 570 for VVIP.
Mr Kuagbenu who was formerly the National Service Scheme (NSS) Executive Director said he went to the Flagstaff House because his vehicle has been listed as one of the missing state vehicles. "So strange," he expressed shock, adding he does not want anyone to treat him as a criminal.
"I have never stolen any public property. I have been in public service for well over 28 years," he said.
He explained he met the Chief of Staff at the Flagstaff House and handed over the documents to her.
"I told them I don't want any person to stop me on the way," he said. Mr Kuagbenu said Madam Osei disclosed to him that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was not happy with the public commentary about the missing vehicles. He cautioned government officials to be meticulous about their public utterances since they might end up courting public displeasure.
Source: Joy News
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If the vehicles purchased by the NDC operatives were part of the list submitted to the Administrator General, then it means they bought the vehicles after the Assets have been transferred to the Administrator. Therefore the subsequent allocation of those vehicles by the Chief of Staff, Juluis Debrah to those officials is itself an illegality. This is because after the hand over of the list to the Administrator, he did not have executive authority over those vehicle in the list submitted.
get some education ok,young man. if not the stealing mentality of your people,they should have handed over everything in their disposal before the new govt takes over,now look at the mess. read the transition act well get some education.
Are you clean, by the way? The days when you were junketing from job to job at your own pleasure are over. Go and give account now. CREATE , LOOT AND SHARE PEOPLE!
Why did the ndc side of the transition team include those vehicles as being state owned if what you're saying is true? And why is it that some of them claim no cars are missing? Why the disparity between the Administrator Generals 678 cats and the ndc 419 and the ACTUAL 173?!? Explain. We'll wait. We have time!
Ekow or whatever you call yourself. Ka wano fin no tum. Woyare wahu?
Look at this ***barred word*** called Ekow. How can you draw conclusions based on what Kuagbanu has said?
So, you see the dust being thrown in public eyes? So there is something called presidential transition act that allowed public officials to buy and owe vehicles that they have used over three years if they can afford them? Is the incumbent government aware of this act? If yes, have they included those vehicles that people paid for? If no, how come they don't know about it? Secondly, in the amended transition bill says former governments officials have three months to hand over government assets. NPP has been in power only one month and we are in this mess about missing cars. Interesting days ahead!!!