Gov't has not seized my Landcruiser V8 – Kwesi Pratt

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has debunked reports that his private vehicle has been seized by the Task Force on the Retrieval of State Assets.

According to him, the Toyota Landcruiser V8 car he uses has not been confiscated by the task force.

According to reports which went viral on social media stated that Kwesi Pratt's car has been seized because it belongs to the government.

The Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as 'Abronye DC' who has led such operations, has led members of the Taskforce to Mr Pratt's house to retrieve a car alleged to belong to the state.

Kwesi Pratt said, his vehicle has not be seized neither has he had any confrontation with Abronye DC.

Someone whose identity cannot be established using a Facebook account name of the MP for Dome-Kwabenya Adwoa Sarfo Kantaka, published the rumour that "Another state car retrieved from Kwesi Pratt house today."

But Mr Pratt reacting to the false story on Accra-based Peace FM said "It began from a Facebook account in the name of Adwoa Safo, MP and you’ll know that the account is fake when you look at it. Why will Adwoa Safo do that? What will motivate Adwoa Safo, a whole lawyer, to do something like this? I don’t believe it."

"My Landcruiser has not been seized by anyone, I don’t know and has never set eyes on Abronye. Furthermore, the Landcruiser they are talking about is black in colour, but mine is not black. What is strange is that no one knows the person behind this allegation, and his/her motive for putting this in the public domain is not clear. What is the purpose…I want to know, is the person doing this to make the government unpopular? or the mischief is targeted at me, this is unnecessary as the story is false. Why is the person using someone’s name on Facebook to perpetuate this mischief," he added.