{"id":94140,"date":"2015-02-25T05:50:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T05:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=94140"},"modified":"2015-02-25T05:50:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T05:50:01","slug":"oteng-adjei-is-hiding-one-more-state-vehicle-kt-hammond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=94140","title":{"rendered":"Oteng-Adjei is hiding one more state vehicle &#8211;\u00a0 KT Hammond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Deputy Energy Minister K.T Hammond has made another claim that the former Energy Minister Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei is keeping one more vehicle which belongs to the state.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;itptjlsCo00SQQx7BGqvtoAobIxSF3CX&#8221;]Dr Oteng-Adjei returned a Lexus\u00a0car which was bought for a rural electrification project but returned it after <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/19\/oteng-adjei-cruising-in-lexus-bought-with-electricity-cash-kt-hammond\/#sthash.8dCLiGqW.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>KT Hammond revealed<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>on <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> that the Minister was still keeping the car even though he had been reassigned to another ministry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is another car, it\u2019s a saloon car belonging to GRIDCo [Ghana Grid Company Limited],\u201d which he must return to the State immediately \u201cso that we close the chapter,\u201d KT Hammond said on Accra based Asempa FM.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to KT Hammond\u2019s earlier claim, Dr Oteng Adjei explained that, \u201cI have returned it to the ministry.\u00a0l asked them to go and take it when I read the Daily Guide report\u2026 they actually came this morning and took the car away,\u201d\u00a0Dr Oteng-Adjei told Accra-based radio station Joy FM on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hammond has since made another claim that the former Minister of Energy is keeping another car belonging to GRIDCO and said he does not understand why Dr Oteng-Adjei is still holding on to the vehicle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75336\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kt-hammond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75336\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kt-hammond.jpg\" alt=\"KT Hammond\" width=\"420\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kt-hammond.jpg 420w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kt-hammond-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KT Hammond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr Oteng-Adjei in another interview with the media has expressed concerns over KT Hammond&#8217;s recent comments and said he believes he wants to &#8220;tarnish&#8221; his image.<\/p>\n<p>An audit report presented to Parliament by the Auditor-General, had revealed that the then Ministry of Energy and Petroleum <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/18\/energy-ministry-blows-cash-for-electricity-project-on-luxury-cars-audit-report\/#sthash.mLXZt8q0.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>spent $1,745, 159 on 38 luxurious vehicles<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from a US$350 million US EXIM facility meant to extend electricity to about 1,200 communities between 2010 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Power \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/18\/power-ministry-clarifies-blowing-electricity-cash-on-luxurious-vehicles\/#sthash.nKzKF4JE.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>justified the decision<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>to purchase the luxurious vehicles\u00a0 with money allocated for the project saying it was necessary and had saved the country $46 million, following an audit of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, there has been a trend where some ministers of state and government appointees usually keep state vehicles after their term of office.<\/p>\n<p>Some have argued that the cars were offered to them at a cheaper rate after serving for several years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Deputy Energy Minister K.T Hammond has made another claim that the former Energy Minister Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei is keeping one more vehicle which belongs to the state. 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