The Deputy National Organizer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Joshua Akamba has called Mr. Kusi Boafo, CEO of public Sector Reforms a liar and irresponsible.
In an interview with Mr. Kusi Boafo on Ahotor FM’s morning show hosted by Onantefour Addea Mununkum, the Public sector reform CEO made claims stating that the former president Mahama and the chief of staff sold over 379 state vehicles to themselves, friends and other relations at cheap prices.
In response to this claims, the NDC’s national organizer stated that Kusi Boafo is not telling the truth with his claims and should come out with the names of the beneficiaries and stop peddling falsehood.
“I can state categorically that he (Kusi Boafo) is being irresponsible, he should have come out with names of the beneficiaries and stop moving from one radio station to another”
“I dare Kusi Boafo to be specific or I take him to court. I will go all length to expose him.” Akamba Stated.
The former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah in a reaction on the matter debunked the allegations.
Below are details of the statement by Mr. Debrah
My attention has been drawn to a number of claims by one Thomas Kusi Boafo in a video purported to be from a submission he made on radio regarding the number of vehicles bequeathed to the Akufo-Addo government.
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.
1) Under no circumstance and at no time during my tenure as Chief of Staff or the previous government was any such vehicle either bought or sold at the price quoted by Kusi Boafo. His claims in that regard are therefore totally false and malicious.
2) 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 aged two years and above are permitted to be bought by departing government officials. This 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.
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.
These latest false claims follow similar claims by the Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid, which are all false.
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.
We wish to assure however, that we stand prepared to correct such misimpressions and expose the mischief therein.
Julius Debrah
Former Chief of Staff
Daniel Koranteng Kwagyiri|ahotoronline.com|Ghana
