We examine the prices of our vehicles refused by GPRTU – MASLOC

General News of Saturday, April 27, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-04-27

The Center for Microfinance and Small Loans (MASLOC) told Citi News that it had begun the downward price revision process for some imported vehicles on behalf of the Private Road Transport Union. of Ghana (GPRTU).

Some 350 vehicles, including buses, were purchased in 2016 under the program through a hire-purchase for GPRTU members.

But the vehicles are not used because of a disagreement on prices.

Fred Offei-Addo, MASLOC public relations manager at Citi News, said MASLOC hoped to make vehicles affordable for GPRTU members' purchases.

"We had a series of meetings with the president. The Ministry of Finance has taken the time to take stock of what is awaiting them and, hopefully, next month, it will agree that we can continue and commit the GPRTU if they are interested in the new prices. "

During a recent visit to some bus terminals, former President John Mahama urged MASLOC to release the vehicles under an arrangement with GPRTU members.

"The NDC has bought buses under MASLOC, but there seem to be some outstanding issues and the buses are still there. I would like to implore the government to come back to this issue and ask the officials to release the buses so that the drivers can use them to transport people. When cars are not used, they start to rot, having been so long without doing anything, "he said.

Stephen Amoah, president and CEO of MASLOC, had previously described the call of former president John Mahama as misleading propaganda.

Amoah said he was shocked by Mahama's comments and said the difficulties with the vehicle go back to the Mahama administration's actions.

"… These are just deceptions and propaganda. With all due respect, I pray. He should not continue to always say these things. "

It is feared that the prices of some 350 vehicles purchased by MASLOC from the lease program to GPRTU members in 2016 have been significantly inflated.

Now, most vehicles are idling due to cost issues.

Suggestions for rot at MASLOC included former CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, who was charged with 78 counts of theft and financial losses to the state.

However, she pleaded not guilty to the charges.