{"id":368295,"date":"2017-11-05T10:39:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T10:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=368295"},"modified":"2017-11-05T10:39:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T10:39:42","slug":"apologize-for-defaming-me-else-masloc-boss-to-valerie-sawyerr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/apologize-for-defaming-me-else-masloc-boss-to-valerie-sawyerr\/","title":{"rendered":"Apologize for defaming me; else… MASLOC Boss to Valerie Sawyerr"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loan Center (MASLOC), Stephen Amoah, is fuming over allegations that he ordered the purchase of 1,800 second-hand vehicles for the centre without the approval of the Board.<\/p>\n

The allegations were made by a former Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Valerie Sawyerr, who also accused Mr. Amoah of failing to go through procurement processes before he purchased the vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Valarie Sawyerr, former Deputy Chief of Staff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”S3gY67ADB82Gc7oCPROFYgB4rMgjz46N”]\u201cYour MASLOC CEO, Stephen Amoah purchased 1,800 second-hand cars with no MASLOC board in place and no PPA (Public Procurement Authority) approval,\u201d she said in an article<\/strong><\/a><\/span> widely published in the media.<\/p>\n

Provoked by the remark, Mr. Amoah in a statement denied the allegations, and also gave Dr. Valerie Sawyer a one-week ultimatum to retract the publication and apologize or incur his wrath.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that passage, Dr. Valarie Sawyer stated emphatically that, I Stephen Amoah, CEO of MASLOC has purchased one thousand eight hundred (1,800) second-hand cars with no board in place and no PPA approval. I, Stephen Amoah, CEO of MASLOC have not purchased 1,800 second-hand cars as has been insistently stated by Dr. Valarie Sawyerr. I found this statement defamatory. It is believed that Dr. Valarie Sawyerr\u2019s arbitrary decision to issue this false statement has been sadly induced by her ego trips just to smear my hard earned reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Amoah, who said Dr. Sawyerr\u2019s piece has tarnished his image badly, stated\u00a0that, \u201cMy illiterate and cherished mother has been traumatized.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am accordingly giving you, Dr. Valarie Sawyerr one-week from today, 9:00am, Friday, 3rd<\/sup> of November, 2017, to reflect on your disparaging statement against me and the President, retract and render an unequivocal apology to me, the president of the Republic of Ghana and the entire Ghanaian community. Failure to do this honourable, admirable, respectable and praiseworthy thing, will inform my next line of action,\u201d Mr. Amoah added in the statement issued on Friday.<\/p>\n

350 abandoned vehicles at MASLOC<\/strong><\/p>\n

MASLOC dominated the news during the early part of October 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/span> following the procurement of some 350 vehicles by the previous administration, meant for drivers belonging to the GPRTU.<\/p>\n

But the cars were rejected by the union who say they were \u201ctoo expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The centre in the past few years, has been involved in the sale of cars on credit to individuals and groups including Members of Parliament, musicians and celebrities; however, it\u00a0struggles to\u00a0retrieve the monies owed it.<\/p>\n

Valerie Sawyerr blasts Bawumia over digital address system<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Valerie Sawyerr,in that article also took Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the cleaners, following some utterances the second gentleman made prior to the launch of the country\u2019s digital address system also known as Ghana Post GPS.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sawyerr believes the Vice President deceived Ghanaians <\/a><\/strong><\/span>when he said the $2.5 million worth system will be more advanced than those used in the UK and United States of America.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is more advanced than the United States or the United Kingdom or Germany because they are stuck to old technology, and we are leapfrogging. We are going to a new technology; we are going to GPS-based technology,\u201d Dr. Bawumia said when he delivered a lecture at the University of Cape Coast, on October 5, 2017.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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