Abossey-Okai Spare Parts dealers in Accra have condemned former Deputy Finance Minister, Casel Ato Forson, for claiming that the abolishing of import duty on spare parts would soon make the country a dumping ground for over-aged vehicles and parts.
They are, therefore, demanding an apology and retraction from him.
The chairman of Abossey-Okai Spare Parts dealers, Sammy Siaw Ampadu, in a statement reminded Ato Forson as traders they do not involve in politics.
He explained that it is the duty of the government to create wealth for the citizens, including spare parts dealers.
“We were shocked and disappointed when the Former Deputy Finance Minister in the Mahama-led administration and the Member of Parliament for Ejumako-Esiam-Enyan Constituency in the Central Region, Ato Forson, condemned the abolishment of the import duty on spare parts, claiming the move would soon make the country a dumping ground for over-aged vehicles and parts,” the statement said.
“So does that mean the NDC wanted us [spare parts dealers] to vote for them to continue ruling Ghana so that they can collapse our businesses?
“We feel Mr Ato Forson is belittling our intelligent and seeks to create the impression that we the traders do not know what we are doing,” Mr Ampadu added.
Source: The Finder
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Good move by the President. Dumping what. The scrap dealers don't even have enough for their business. This is going to help every Ghanaian from trader to fitter apprentice.
Please, you have every right to engage in politics, but to relate and rain insult on a certain tribe is uncalled for, ignorance is a disease indeed.
You see the reason why the country(Ghana)is still under-developed.Is not because of only people leadership who are liers and wanting to retain power they deceived the masses and the masses to because of today and greed to have more and do not think of posterity and the future of their children childrens to shout and jubilate because the want to eat all today because tomorrow they will and don't care about their descendants. Until we the citizen change our attitude and pray to God to give us wisdom, the politicians and their families,friends and cronies will continual to enjoy life in expense of us because of illiteracy,witchcraft,hatred,bitterness,tribalism,and egotism. Ghana has a long way to go becasue of division.
Mr Ato Forson, please be reminded that for those of us who cannot buy brand new cars; coupled with prohibitive second hand car prices as a result of you insensitive NDC government's policies, the NPP policy has come to us as a big relief and very welcome news!
YOU SAID IT ALL BRO.INSTEAD OF CONSTRUCTING GOOD ROADS SO THAT THE LIFE SPAN OF A VEHICLE WILL PROLONG,***barred word*** GHANAIANS AND ARICANS PREFER TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR AND USE IT ON GUTTERS AND WALK WAYS.THESE BUNCH OF VILLAGERS AND ILLITERATES FROM THE ***barred word*** KWAHU AND THE FOREST ASHANTE REGION ARE DESTROYING GHANA.IT WILL TAKE THEM 100 YEARS FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ATO SAID.GYIMIIIIIS AND ILLITERATES DESTROYING GHANA FOR US.
The man had some genuine concerns......what kind of development would old and overused spare parts bring to Ghana.. ...what about the fake Chinese imported spares......
HE SAID IT RIGHT. IT WAS A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN TALK AND THIS HAS BEEN ONE TO APPEASE THE SPARE PARTS DEALERS ASSOCIATION. WE AR HERE AND WE WILL ALL SEE THE SCRAPS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES INTO GHANA------ALL IN THE NAME OF FREE DUTY. WHAT A BUNCH OF ILLITERATES SELLING PARTS.CAN YOU SE THE NIGERIANS WHO SELLS THE PARTS, THEY ARE ALL LEARNED. WE ARE LIVING IN GHANA AND ALL WILL COME TO PASS