Acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu said the Nana Addo’s administration will only accept the 43 ordered vehicles by the erstwhile Mahama’s government if they find it necessary.
A former Presidential staffer in the Mahama administration, Dr. Clement Apaak, had disclosed that his government ordered some 43 new vehicles a few days before leaving office, upon the request of the incoming Akufo-Addo administration.
Dr. Apaak also noted that, the Mahama administration agreed to the request by Nana Akufo-Addo’s side because they felt that the security of the incoming president was of importance.
But speaking to the issue on the Citi Breakfast Show, the deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah recalled that, in 2016, all the transition meetings between the two parties never included the vehicles.
“In all the transition meetings that we attended and in all the matters that we discussed, I had never heard of this matter” he said.
But Mr Boadu, commenting on the matter said even if the NPP party remained at the position of pledging to Ghanaians they won’t purchase any fleet of vehicles, the need has emerge hence if it’s important and necessary the party will accept the purchase.
He however made it clear he had no idea if the 48 cars have been purchased or not.
“Even If we [NPP] have issued such statement and later realized there is the need to buy the cars, we will. I don’t know if the cars have been purchased or not. That I can’t testify. But I think if it’s important and necessary then they will have to go ahead and purchase…” he said to Accra based Okay FM.