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Abandoned gallopers to be auctioned –Dep. Minister

A Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Kwaku Kwarteng says government has taken bold steps to auction the abandoned gallopers vehicles parked for eighteen years at the Local Government Institute in Accra.

Date Created : 11/30/2018 4:12:18 AM : Story Author : Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

According to the Ministers a protracted court issues relating to the vehicles in the past made it difficult for customs and government to dispose of the vehicles.

He however, added that: “a lot of those matters had been resolved now and the rate at which they are deteriorating we have made a decision to dispose of them.”

In an interview with journalists in Parliament just after debate on the 2019 was brought to a close, Mr Kwarteng noted that this exercise would be undertaken before the end of the year.

The vehicles numbering 86 were brought in to be used by District Chief Executives across the country under the Rawlings administration.

Successive governments thereafter failed to reach an amicable settlement with the importers of the vehicles, African Automobile Company Limited for them to be used.

“Given the rate at which those vehicles are deteriorating, we have made a decision to dispose of them” and that the government is looking to do that before the year ends.I can confirm the decision to dispose of the vehicles has been made and we will do so. All of us are concerned that the mere presences of those vehicles suggest to tax payers that their monies won’t be put to good use”, he lamented.

“We feel extremely concerned about that and it is the reason we are taking steps to ensure that those vehicles are disposed of as soon as possible.

He further pointed out that since duties have not been paid on the abandoned vehicles government could come under the customs Act to dispose of them as an overstayed vehicle.