Gallopers: Hard Core Evidence Exposes NPP Lies

• They say there was no AAL Gallopers contract, but used the same contract for their defence when sued by AAL

Story : Papa Kwami Nininku

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) wobbles as it tries to defend its reckless action, whilst in government, against African Automobile Limited (AAL) regarding the supply of some 87 Hyundai Gallopers. The opposition party is trying hard to fag the issue as usual and confuse the public in another cover-up bid but to no avail, since the evidence available is overwhelming and exposes how they have all along been lying to the people of Ghana.

Not only has the contract document been produced (see scanned copy below) but the NPP’s statement of defence which they filed in 2006 when AAL took the then government to court in October 2005 is available (see canned document below).

It is instructive to note that the NPP government relied on the same contract they are seeking to discredit today to file a counterclaim against AAL, insisting that AAL had breached the contract by not delivering the vehicles on time. This has effectively crushed NPP’s propaganda on take-off, since it is bizarre that they tried in the beginning to deny the existence of a contract, yet relied on the same ‘nonexistent’ contract to file a counter claim against AAL way back in 2006.

The Catalyst wants to remind the public that this latest effort to discredit the valid January 2000 contract is a new shameful goalpost-shifting escapade, after they had claimed that there was no contract, that AAL never went to court under their tenure, that AAL never served them with any Court proposes, that AAL didn't meet specifications, that AAL Managing Director (MD) thought he was untouchable before the NPP came to power among other spurious claims.

As if to say a waste of even a pesewa of the taxpayers’ money is acceptable, the NPP now are shifting the posts in seeking to argue against the AAL’s demand.

What remains clear despite the NPP comedy of lies is that the NPP was reckless and caused financial loss to Ghana. With AAL having received 8 billion old cedis from the previous NDC government as part payment in a 17 billion old Ghana cedis contract, any serious government who had Ghana at heart would have at least secured half of the Gallopers since only 23 had been delivered out of the 110 contracted.

Definitely, Mr Akufo-Addo who was Attorney General (A-G) at the time and his colleagues must be held responsible for the mess, as we look at those rotten Gallopers which could have been put to good use by our security agencies or teachers.