The Communication Minister, Sam George is not enthused by some speculations made regarding a vehicle he is accused of being gifted.
On Facebook, a social media user and NPP activist named P.K. Sarpong insinuated that the Ningo-Prampram legislator had received the Lexus as a gift, in violation of President John Mahama’s recently launched Code of Conduct.
The directive frowns upon the acceptance of gifts by government appointees, as the President cautioned that it could compromise their integrity in office.
Speaking at a public funds policy launch, Mahama stressed that any gift received in the line of official duty with an estimated value exceeding GH₵20,000 must be declared.
In the Facebook post, P.K. Sarpong claimed that Mr Sam George had been using an “unregistered vehicle” which is a “top of the range Lexus” vehicle, which he said was “a gift from someone to him.”
“Dear President John Dramani Mahama, Let me repeat, this unregistered Lexus your appointee is using is a gift to him!” he wrote.
He added that he was keeping the gifter anonymous for now. “chest for now.”
However, Sam George described the social media publication as false and has subsequently, through his lawyers, stated that the publication by P.K. Sarpong was “categorically false.”
