A bag Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon — which was once nearly thrown out with the trash — sold at auction Thursday for $1.8 million, Sotheby’s said. The outer decontamination bag, which was flown to the moon on Apollo 11 and still carries traces of moon dust and … Read more
The Asset Retrieval Taskforce at the Presidency yesterday seized expensive vehicles said to belong to the state from an individual. The taskforce stormed an area called Oforikrom, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region in the early hours and raided a private property, where the 37 cars, including those registered in the name of State Protocol … Read more
A 1982 untitled Basquiat sold for $110.5 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new auction record for the US artist in Sotheby’s flagship post-war and contemporary art sale, the auction house said. Jean-Michel Basquiat, the US wonderkid of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent, who died in 1988 of an overdose at the age … Read more
The Ghana Auctioneers Association (GAA) has referred Mr Alexander Adjei of Alex Mart, a licensed auctioneer, to the Disciplinary Committee after he auctioned unserviceable vehicles of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA). This came to light when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament about two weeks ago. The GAA said this … Read more
A majority of government vehicles auctioned to the public have no engines, gearboxes and other parts, the Head of Technical Services at Intercity STC has revealed. Mr. Glory Kodzo Bani suspects those vital body parts might have been removed and used to service other broken down vehicles belonging to some of the agencies. “In most … Read more
Mr. Alexander Adjei, the auctioneer who auctioned some state vehicles for as low as GHs 1,000, risks losing his license for his action. The Ghana Auctioneers Association (GAA) has referred him to its Disciplinary Committee for investigation and sanction. The deeds of the licensed auctioneer of , came to light when he appeared before the … Read more
The auctioneer involved in the irregular auctioning of 24 vehicles at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) risks losing his licence or being suspended for breaching the Auction Sales Act. This is after the Ghana Auctioneers Association (GAA) referred him to the disciplinary committee over his actions. A report by the Auditor-General says Alexander … Read more
The Ministry for Food and Agriculture blatantly flouted all of the country’s laws regarding the disposal of government vehicles by auctioning some state vehicles for as low as GHc 1,000.00. A Nissan Patrol S/W with registration number GV 1285 U, was auctioned for GHc4,000, while a Nissan double cabin pick-up with registration number GV 1481 … Read more
The Ministry for Food and Agriculture blatantly flouted all of the country’s laws regarding the disposal of government vehicles by auctioning some state vehicles for as low as GHc 1,000.00. A Nissan Patrol S/W with registration number GV 1285 U, was auctioned for GHc4,000, while a Nissan double cabin pick-up with registration number GV 1481 … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament will resume sitting today, Tuesday 2 May, after the May Day break. Last week’s sitting revealed how large sums of monies accruing from the auction of government vehicles at the Ghana Health Service and Food and Agriculture Ministry could not be accounted for. It also revealed how state cars … Read more
A Mitsubishi Ambulance belonging to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) that was auctioned at GHC350.00 has incurred the wrath of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The Committee does not understand why the said vehicle could be sold at such a low price, wondering what constituted in the determination of the price tag on the said … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has faulted the Ministry of Health for the sale of 25 state vehicles, and over 140 motor cycles in 2014 in a manner that breaches the Financial Administration Regulations. Earlier, the Director General of the Service, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare raised concerns over some of the conclusions in the 2015 … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Ghana Police Service are on the hunt for an auctioneer who failed to account for the disposal of government vehicles totalling GHS30,000. This was uncovered in the 2015 Auditor General’s report. The report uncovered that the said auctioneer, with Shelter Mart, after selling the vehicles belonging to the Ghana … Read more
Officials of the Ghana Health Service on Thursday argued in favor of giving their staff the first option in the auctioning of their state vehicles. During the sitting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Thursday, the officials initially disputed the findings of the Auditor General with regards to the auctioning of nine state … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Ghana Police Service are on the hunt for an auctioneer who failed to account for the disposal of government vehicles totalling GHS30,000. This was uncovered in the 2015 Auditor General’s report. The report uncovered that the said auctioneer, with Shelter Mart, after selling the vehicles belonging to the Ghana … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament on Wednesday grilled officials of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and an auctioneer to the ministry for grossly contravening the auction laws and auctioning 24 vehicles to mostly staff of the ministry at ridiculous prices. The auctioneer, Alex Adjei, side-stepped all the laws governing the proper … Read more
The auctioneer, Alex Adjei, side-stepped all the laws governing the proper disposal of government vehicles and disposed off the vehicles, mostly double-cabin pickups, to the staff of the ministry and pocketed GHc33,203 as his 7% commission on the sale of the vehicles. Some of the vehicles were auctioned at GHc1,000 each. A Nissan Patrol S/W … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament yesterday grilled officials of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and an auctioneer to the ministry for grossly contravening the auction laws and auctioning 24 vehicles to mostly staff of the ministry at ridiculous prices. The auctioneer, Alex Adjei, side-stepped all the laws governing the proper disposal … Read more
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has assured that it has strengthened its internal mechanisms in dealing with the disposal of staff assets. This follows the ministry’s encounter with the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament which revealed that the ministry and an auctioneer sold 24 state vehicles without due payment for 24 months, among other … Read more
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has assured that it has strengthened its internal mechanisms in dealing with the disposal of staff assets. This follows the ministry’s encounter with the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament which revealed that the ministry and an auctioneer sold 24 state vehicles without due payment for 24 months, among other … Read more