Member of Parliament(MP) for Suame constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has hit back at critics who think the loan agreement for the purchase of cars for MPs is a 'misplaced priority'.
A number of critics especially on social media have described as 'misplaced' a loan agreement for the purchase of vehicles for Members of Parliament (MPs).
Two loan agreements for the purchase of the cars for the MPs and the Members of the Council of State; $28 million and $3.5million respectively were laid before Parliament on Wednesday by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mrs Abena Osei-Asare on behalf of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The two agreements which has been referred to the Finance Committee for consideration is expected to be approved this month.
The Majority leader who was speaking in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo' queried why no one raises issues with the purchase of vehicles for Ministers and other government appointees but only MPs.
"So does it mean the MPs shouldn't go for a loan to buy cars or they shouldn’t get cars to work with at all," he asked the critics.
"The state already buys two cars for Ministers; a saloon car and 4x4, give them drivers, give them fuel, service the cars; all at the expense of the state. The same applies to the Justices, no one complains . . . but when it comes to MPs . . . what we wanted was for government to treat the MPs the same as MMDCEs and Ministries department and agencies, the judiciary and the executive . . ."
Landcruisers
Answering to why the MPs opted for Landcruiser and not any other car, the Majority leader said, "even though there are other options, the Landcruiser is more robust".
Listen to him in the video below
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com
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Listen to that sycophantic host and his line of questioning to osei kyei bonsu. Some persons say it is a misplaced priority, sefa kayi what do you also say? Instead of letting him know this is outright wrong, you are asking baseless questions.
Nana Addo is the worse president in our generation and worse NPP president.. . Which poor country will go and borrow money from other countries and waste it like that while it citizens suffer. Which country will give 275 MPs $100,000 each to buy cars..only poor country like Ghana will do that and on top pay billions of old Ghana cedis to presidents and vice president wives who were not elected by the people while teachers and nurse don't get paid. This money can be used to build schools, hospitals, roads, sort the dirty bad drinking water, and create jobs for the youth. You want this money which is even borrowed from other countries to waste it on unnecessary things. Oh mother Ghana leaders aaaaaaba
Shops in Makola catch fire around 9:00am. Eyewitness run to Fire Station about 300 metres to notify personal. They response is sorry, there is no water in Fire Truck. Eye witness tells “please we have fire extinguishers” come and help us use it to contain fire. Response, “its not my job to teach you how to use fire extinguishers.” First three Fire Trucks arrive at the scene hours later but sorry, we drove here with no water in the truck. We have to go back to fetch water. Shop owners watch millions of cedis worth of goods burn to the ground. Less than one week later, Parliament is considering paying 1st & 2nd Ladies salaries, and giving out $100,000 loans to buy V8s for themselves. No probe why someone is his right sense will drive a Fire Truck to fight fire with no water in the truck, or Parliament arranging loan to buy Fire Trucks. Come to think of it, what sense is there in driving a Fire Truck to fight an inferno knowing very well there is no water in the truck? Like Shatta said, “in Ghana people dey full too much.” No further comment.
Mr MP i really don't understand the way you go about things you only defends your colleagues but at know point you defend your party if you use the same energy to defend the party i think it will help
Ayariga abuse the car loans and we are still considering car loans? if one want a car loan, why wouldn't he or she go to the banks? it's all about no ko fiooo.
You want a robust car because you know the shitty nature of the roads in your constituency and yet you decide not to do anything about it. All you care about is your personal comfort. ***barred word*** pigs of leaders we have.