{"id":230774,"date":"2016-07-13T16:25:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T16:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=230774"},"modified":"2016-07-13T16:25:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T16:25:26","slug":"veeps-office-acquires-two-kantanka-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/veeps-office-acquires-two-kantanka-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Veep&#8217;s office acquires two Kantanka vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The office of the Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has taken delivery of two four-wheel drives (4&#215;4) from Kantanka Automobile Company Limited.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Vice President, the decision to purchase the cars was an easy one, given the advantages from owning a wholly locally-made cars, including its affordability.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;nHxqR8PEwjR4W846yRbKX5UdbUNXEKaC&#8221;]\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a difficult decision at all, it was very easy. The cars have a certain quality. They compete favorably with the imported ones. They are also cheaper and there\u2019s local availability of parts and expertise to fix them if there are any problems,\u201d Amissah-Arthur said at a ceremony to hand over the vehicles at the Kantanka Automobile manufacturing plant site\u00a0in the Central Region.<\/p>\n<p>Amissah-Arthur stated that, the acquisition of the cars demonstrated the Mahama administration\u2019s continued commitment to \u00a0promoting local entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is consistent with this government to support domestic enterprise so it was on that basis that we decided to acquire a few of them for the use of my office,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kantanka Automobile Company Ltd, Kwadwo Safo, expressed his gratitude to the vice president.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kantanka1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230782\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kantanka1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Yen GH\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nana Addo vows to use Kantanka cars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/14\/nana-addo-to-use-kantanka-cars-for-2016-campaign-video\/\">promised to\u00a0purchase<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Kantanka cars for the party\u2019s campaign ahead of the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post back in December 2015, Nana Addo said \u201cEarlier today, I test drove a Kantanka Omama pickup and promised to purchase a few for the upcoming campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI assured the management and staff of Kantanka Automibile Ltd, and by extension all local manufacturing companies that if I win the 2016 election and become President, my government will support local, Ghanaian manufacturing companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kantanka1-2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230784\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kantanka1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kantanka1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police receive Kantanka vehicle\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company also <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/25\/photos-kantanka-officially-presents-made-in-ghana-vehicle-to-police\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>presented a brand new locally-manufactured<\/strong><\/span><\/a> vehicle to the Ghana Police Service in March 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle had unique features including an inbuilt facility, which alerts bystanders anytime the vehicle is reversing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The office of the Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has taken delivery of two four-wheel drives (4&#215;4) from Kantanka Automobile Company Limited. 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