There seems to be more than what has been told about the five vehicles seized from the house of Kofi Adams, the National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The five vehicles, two Toyota Land Cruiser V8 with registration numbers GS 7451-12 and GN 7796-16 and three Nissan Hard Body pick-ups with registration numbers GM 842-16, GM 823-16 and GM 846-16, were seized from his Golf City area house in Tema on Wednesday.
Kofi Adams, who was the Campaign Coordinator for John Mahama in the run-up to the 2016 general elections, was said to be outside the country when the house was visited by people said to be national security operatives.
It is, however, emerging that the said vehicles were purchased in the name of the state [national security].
According to a source at the Flagstaff House – where the vehicles were sent for safekeeping – the current users have indeed scrapped [tampered with] the chassis number under the windshield of the pickups and sealed the place with a metal – all in an attempt to change their ownership.
However, the chassis number in the engine could not be scrapped.
One of the Toyota Land Cruiser V8 vehicles – with registration GS 7451- 12 – was indeed part of the presidential escorts, according to information reaching DAILY GUIDE.
Several of such government vehicles, including those in the presidential convoy, have gone missing since the declaration of the December 7, 2016 general elections which sent the then ruling NDC into opposition.
Recounting how the alleged seizure happened, Mr. Adams stated that before he travelled to the UAE last Sunday, six officials claiming to be operatives of national security, visited his home on Saturday in his absence.
According to him, the supposed national security personnel wanted to seize his vehicles but he managed to stop them immediately he was informed at a funeral.
He pointed out that his checks later confirmed that the men were not ordered to carry out the act by the National Security Minister.
The NDC National Organiser explained further that he received a call while in Dubai, indicating that the same six men, together with others, had returned to seize his five vehicles on Wednesday.
Mr. Adams noted that “I had to travel to Dubai for the function, so I left Ghana on Sunday, only to receive a call that 16 military persons and some police officers, together with four of the six who came the last time and a DVLA officer with a machine, got into the yard and insisted on getting the vehicles out.”
Stolen Vehicles
However, Nana Obiri Boahen, NPP Deputy General Secretary, said most of the vehicles were “stolen from government,” their chassis numbers changed and sold to Kofi Adams.
Reacting to reports that five vehicles were taken away from the Tema residence of Kofi Adams by National Security operatives, Nana Obiri Boahen said most of the chassis numbers had been tampered with, to hide the true identities of the vehicles.
National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, was said to have directed the men who went for the vehicles to return them.
Kofi Adams, who claimed he was in Dubai for a private business, was threatening to take legal action when he returns to the country.
But Nana Obiri Boahen on Asempa FM’s ‘Ekosii Sen’ programme on Thursday, called the bluff of the NDC man, daring him to go to court.
Obiri Boahen stated that the chassis number of one of the V8 Land Cruisers with registration number GM 843-15 was changed before it was transferred into Kofi Adams’ name.
“I’m telling you authoritatively that Kofi Adams’s car is a Government of Ghana vehicle. It was stolen and sold,” he fumed.
The NPP Deputy General Secretary said the members of the Mahama-led administration had stolen more than 100 vehicles belonging to the state.
Original Documents
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, also known as ‘Abronye DC,’ claims that he led the team that stormed Kofi Adams’ house for the vehicles, challenging the NDC organiser to produce the ‘original documents’ for the vehicles.
According to him, the vehicles will be released to the NDC man if the original documents bear his name.
“Kofi Adams should present the original documents and come for his vehicles, if it is proven that they are his vehicles, we would release them for you…,” Abronye said daringly.
According to him, some of the vehicles given to Kofi Adams were imported by the Education Ministry for monitoring purposes, and hence was surprised they ended in the possession of the NDC executive.
“Kofi Adams’ vehicle, the Nissan Hard Body, were imported by the Ministry of Education…the vehicles were meant for monitoring purposes…,” he alleged.
Source: Daily Guide
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SO THEREB ARE NO RECORDS FOR NUMBER OF CARS AT EVERY DEPARTMENT AND ARE THEY NOT INDICATED. IF IT IS TRUE THAT THE CARS BELONG TO THE STATE THOSE WHO HAVE THEM AS AT NOW SHOULD BE CHARGE WITH STEALING STATE PROPERTY. WE MUST START CHANGING HOW TO DO THINGS IN GHANA. THEY MUST TAKE THEM TO COURT AND LET THE LAW DECIDE AND NOT THE POLITICS.
OH !!!!!!!Massa Kofi Adams !!!!!!!!' a modest teacher can now afford to buy 12 cars with tampared chasis numbers and this ayigbe/ewe thifman then shouts on roof tops to claim his house has been violated ; WHY ARE EWE/AYIGBE/NORTHNERS PRONE TO STILLING AND WHY IS STILLING IN THEIR DNA !!!!!! ; what the full does not understand is that in developed democraies like the US and the UK the secret service can go into a house without a warrant or without a court order of they believe that evidence may be tapered with ; it happemns all the time in the UK and US in which people are even killed ; BNI and the soldiers knew and had grounds to go into the house inwhich they found 12 cars noew suddenly we been told it is five cars ; the question is how can Kofi Adams and other NDC members use these cars because anywhere they go they will be monitored and these cars seized ; the trouble is whilst their leader Jon Mahama is attempting to still a state property most NDC officials including Asiedu Nketia have stolen state cars ; they wshall not have it EASY becaise the NPP will seize these cars from them ;NDC ARE ARE JUST A KRIMINAL GANG AND THIFFS ; NEVER AGAIN VOTE FOR SUCH A PARTY AGAIN !!!!!!
What shall it profit a man to gain the entire world and loose ya soul.after all that u have gotten from mother Ghana u guys are still stealing from her. God is watching us
But Kofi Adams is a teacher so may be the Nissan hard body was given him by the Ministry of Education for monitoring purposes. Hahahahaaaaaa.... Hmmmm... We live in a country where our politicians are greedy and selfish without been accounted for... I wish this current government wont be repeating the mistakes of our predecessors. God bless our home land Ghana.
When the officers returned 7 of those cars had been moved to an unknown location!
Nation wreckers paa ni! So what work did Kofi Adams do to be able to afford 2 SUVs and 3 pickups (4 of which were registered in 2016)? Who buys a vehicle with tampered Chasis numbers? Why would anyone temper with chasis numbers? Why would anyone lie about tempered chasis numbers if it is not true? The perpetrators have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Don't cover this up or just take the vehicles from them. Prosecute him in a court of law and send him to jail if he is found guilty. Birds of the same feathers, flock together. The same way ex-Prez JD Mahama was approved by parliament to be given rent money and not a house but engineered his way through in order to keep the state property. Why are we surprised that he is shouting from the roofs that his people are being witch-hunted? Let him get this straight. If your people have stolen state properties, they will be found out and be prosecuted. If there are witches, they will be hunted!
When it is coming it is doing. I rest my case
KOFI ADAM IS THROWING HIS WAY ABOUT AND TALKING TOUGH. IF WHAT IAM HEARING IS TRUE THEN HE SHOULD RETURN ALL THE STOLEN VEHICLES WHOSE CHASSIS NUMBERS WERE TAMPERED WITH TO AVOID BEING PROSECUTED. HOW CAN THE LEADERS OF OUR GREAT PARTY BE SO CHEAP. !!
GHANAIANS CAN'T TELL WHO SAYING THE TRUTH BUT DEFINATELY ONE DAY ALL THESE WILL AN END. KOFI ADAMS IF INDEED THOSE CARS ARE LEGITIMATELY YOURS THEN SUBMIT YOUR PAPERS FOR COLLECTION AND SHAME THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE FORCEFULLY TAKEING WHAT ARE YOUR SWEATS. BUT IS IT TRUE THAT YOU HAVE TEMPERED WITH CHASIS NUMBERS OF THE CARS? KOFI WHY? SWIFTLY GO COURT KOFI BECAUSE THIS DID HAPPENED WHEN YOUR MAHAMA WAS IN POWER