Former President John Mahama has indicated that the

He said the Ford Expedition was part of the state vehicles which was left for the government to be used for official duties.

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In an interview on South Africa-based Power FM on Thursday, February 23, 2017, Mahama said "It went to the Commission of Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ) and a determination was given. That vehicle is still in the pool of government and even as I handed over to my predecessor [Nana Akufo-Addo], that vehicle is in the service of the Government of Ghana.

"I was never under any illusion that the vehicle was given to me as a gift personally, and so I never ever considered it as a personal gift. The vehicle continued to serve the government under my administration and has been left to the new government," he said.

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Background

Some sections of Ghanaians expressed anger over reports that President Mahama was given a brand new Ford Expedition in 2012 by a Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe who won the bid to construct the $650,000 Ghana Embassy Wall in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou.

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Former President John Mahama subsequently rubbished corruption allegations against him, saying such claims are baseless.

Some minority MPs [Now majority] have reportedly signed a petition to commence an impeachment process against the President for accepting the gift.