{"id":176876,"date":"2015-12-24T18:15:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T18:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=176876"},"modified":"2015-12-24T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T18:41:41","slug":"govt-response-to-bus-branding-scandal-commendable-pnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/govt-response-to-bus-branding-scandal-commendable-pnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t response to bus branding scandal commendable &#8211; PNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has commended the Chief of Staff for the swift response to the\u00a0bus branding scandal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the party, the\u00a0response\u00a0is an indication of the government\u2019s resolve to fight corruption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, National Treasurer of the PNC, Akane Adams, commended the President and the Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;IFruIqXIywa1DwrmqBQen4ZMzB7KuIKC&#8221;]According to him, \u201cIf a decision is taken by the President or the Chief of Staff to ensure that an amount of GHc1.9million is retrieved, I think the President or the Chief of Staff certainly should be commended for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Akame Adams further underscored the importance of accountability to development and urged citizens to demand transparency government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs a country and as a people, public accountability is something we all must come together to ensure that our leadership embraces so that together as a country, we can move forward.\u00a0In the coming days, government will make available the full report to general public so we get to know the details of the report and as to whether the minister indeed was implicated or any official was implicated,\u201d Mr Adams further stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah has directed the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to recover from Messrs Smartty\u2019s Management Limited, a total of GHc 1.9 million.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174769\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/MAHAMA-BUS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-174769\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/MAHAMA-BUS.jpg\" alt=\"The buses are embossed with pictures of Ghana's incumbent President and Ex Presidents both alive and dead.\" width=\"573\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/MAHAMA-BUS.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/MAHAMA-BUS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Government has spent about GHc 3,649,044 re-branding 116 buses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He gave the directive after receiving the Attorney General\u2019s report on the spraying and branding of 116 new buses procured for the Metro Mass Transport Company Limited at a cost of Ghc3.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Staff last week directed the Attorney General to conduct an urgent review of the contract, following concerns raised about the cost.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Transport, Dzifa Attivor, has since resigned over the scandal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has commended the Chief of Staff for the swift response to the\u00a0bus branding scandal. 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