Metro Mass Transit Limited is haggling with the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) over the cost of a bus service it provided the party during the 2016 general elections.
The company's PRO Bernice Akologo told Adom FM Thursday, it has handed over the matter to a private legal firm after the NDC rejected a pro forma invoice placing the cost at GH¢1.9m.
But the cost is not the only source of the dispute. The nature of the service and the number of buses released between November to December is also a subject of controversy.
Explaining the genesis of the misunderstanding, the MMT PRO explained to Adom FM presenter 'Captain Smart', the NDC engaged the company's service 'over the phone' in the run-up to the elections.
It was to transport party supporters to constituencies to vote and also to political rallies including one of the largest movement of party supporters to fill the 40-000 seater Accra Sports stadium.
According to her, the party, then in government, paid a deposit for the service.
With the elections over and the party set to exist government, the company met the NDC National Organiser Kofi Adams in December and submitted an invoice.
Metro Mass said it gave the NDC a 20% discount for using the buses between November 30 and December 9, 2016. The discount beats down the cost to GH¢1.921,896.99 from GH¢2.402,371.24 for the 506 buses.
She said the company arrived at this number of buses after working with party officers across the country to determine how many buses were needed at any time during the service period.
But in a reaction on Asempa FM later in the day, Kofi Adams emphasised that the NDC did not hire transportation service from the MMT.
It was on a 'fare basis', he said explaining the service is the same as boarding a bus at a station.
"They just dropped the [supporters] and then came back.... If it was hiring, we hire you to take the people and bring them back" he said.
Based on his understanding of the service, Kofi Adams said he raised questions about the invoice and asked for details.
"You can't just say you provided 11 buses to Wa. What was the travel route of the buses?"
Kofi Adams said the party paid GH¢410,000 'for the mean time' pending a final determination over the cost.
Mr. Adams who was the National Campaign Coordinator said once the party is given better particulars of the service, the NDC would pay the difference or receive a re-imbursement if need be.
Following that December meeting, "they never came back with any details" Kofi Adams said, a claim which was confirmed by the MMT PRO.
In an unexpected move, Kofi Adams said the MMT wrote a demand notice to the party last April insisting on the payment of the debt.
He expressed surprise that the matter should pop up in the media while the party is expecting the company to get back to them.
Kofi Adams said the party has collated information about the number of buses used during the service period. It is not 506 as stated by the MMT.
The number of buses is important in determining the total cost.
Source: Joy FM
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This NDC party will certainly collapse every viable establishment Ghanaians have managed to put in place. This is the same party which paid GHc3.9 million for MMT bus branding. Just because they
Massa;if you believe KOfi Adans you believe anything!!! ; the truth is that the NDC is already BROKE !!!!; do you think if NDC had won the elections ; MMT will demand cash from NDC party !!! or perhaps Kofi Adams just stole the cash to purchase those cars in his house today ; KOFI ADAMS IS A KROOK LIKE HIS MENTOR JJ RAWLINGS !!!!!!
Kofi Adams and the NDC should settle the debt to MMTL quietly as this argument is putting them into public ridicule. Didn't everybody see the MMTL buses transporting the NDC supporters to rallies and to voting centers? This is shameful and won't serve their interest in any way.
So the NDC was transporting voters across the country. Hmmm
HOW CAN A PARTY OF THIS STATURE BEHAVE IMMATURELY. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW HOW MANY BUSES HIRED BY YOURSELVES. WHY IS THERE NO DOCUMENTATION REGARDS HOW MANY BUSES WERE HIRED ON EACH OCCASION???? KOFI ADAMS IS BEING MISCHIEF AND TRYING TO CHEAT THE MMT. THEY SHOULD TAKE HIM AND THE NDC TO COURT AND GET THEIR MONEY WITH INTEREST. HE'S A BIG TH.1EF. NO WONDER NDC FOOTSOLDIERS ARE CRYING FOUL FOR NOT RECEIVING INCENTIVES FOR THE ELECTIONS IN DECEMBER, 2016. IT APPEARS KOFI ADAMS POCKETED THE MONEY AND MUST BE REMOVED HIS POSITION.
Kofi Adams pay per ride doesn't take the passengers to their destination and straight to their houses. These buses were hired and carried those ndc followers to their rally grounds not MMT stations like ordinary passengers. Pay them and stop talking you thought you were doing Ghanaians now look at your nakedness in opposition, after all ndc don't have their own cash but boast of affluence in power by creating,loooooting and sharing, ndc is akpache,ot) ontua ka,debt ridden us*less political party,kriminals and real organised kriminals with loud mouths. Pay your debts and will you sh*t up? You have no business challenging them because you had to pay over GHS2m to the state but they gave you discount of 20% which can feed school children. If ndc hadn't gone to opposition this debt would have been written off at the expense of the state. Akronfuo party.
'They just dropped the [supporters] and then came back.... If it was hiring, we hire you to take the people and bring them back" he said.'. in fact, based on the statement above, i can confidently say that Kofi Adams is a l i a r. I was in Sunyani when NDC held their regional rally and more than MMTL Buses came from Accra and even from the Volta Region. infact, most of them carried only between 15 to 20 people. all the buses waited till the programme was over and sent the supporters back. In fact, my brother who is an MMTL driver came with some of the supporters and I went to meet him when he arrived. I was there till they departed. Kofi Adams is lying. please NDC pay MMTL so that it does not collapse.