LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS BORDERING GHANAIANS IN THE MAHAMAFORD SCANDAL

1)  Why did Mr. Kanazoe, at first instance, categorically deny that he gave a car gift (brand new Ford Expedition) to President John Mahama until he was confronted with documentary evidence by Mannaseh to the contrary? Isn’t this a tacit admission of a wrongdoing?  

2)     If Mannaseh hadn’t investigated this matter, how would Ghanaians know that our President has accepted a “gift” from a foreign contractor who has been struggling to secure a contract in Ghana? 

3)   How many more “gifts” has the president taken from private contractors who have business interest in Ghana behind our back? 

4)  If the President didn’t need the “car gift” as we are now being told by government, then why did he accept it? Couldn’t he have suggested to his good friend, Mr. Kanazoe to rather donate the car to the State?  Why did he (president Mahama) have to call the giver (Mr. Kanazoe) to personally thank him for the donation?  

5)   Why was the vehicle registered as a “used” vehicle which was cleared at Tema port  when in fact, the vehicle was a brand new one and never passed through Tema port as confirmed by the giver and the ambassador who facilitated the transportation of the car into Ghana. 

6)      Why was gift tax NOT paid on the car as stipulated in our laws?

7)    If government claims the vehicle was meant for the State, why was it registered in somebody’s name and duty of GHc 23,646.41 paid on the vehicle. Why is it that all the registration details are now missing from the records of the DVLA?  

8)    Why has government failed to provide any evidence to prove that the car has indeed been added to the so called pool of vehicles at the presidency? If so, is the car there as the President’s private property especially because it was NOT registered in the name of the State?  

9)   Why would a president who “sacked” judges for accepting gifts in the forms of tubers of yam, goats, beans etc which he (the president) described as bribes; yet see nothing wrong with him accepting a US$100,000 car gift from a contractor who has business interest in Ghana?

10)  Why was the Public Procurement Act breached on three occasions in favour of Mr. Kanazoe, the president’s friend? Why did the President himself violate the 1992 constitution of Ghana, CHRAJ Regulation as well as his own code of ethics?

In fact, the questions are endless…

Please wait a minute, this is just meant to wet your appetite. In my next Folder or Article, I shall give you a detailed narrative of the FULL STORY on this MahamaFord scandal in a SIMPLIFIED MANNER. Watch out because it promises to be very fascinating and will blow your mind.

Thank you.

Compiled by a concerned Ghanaian in the struggle for God and country

IDDI MUHAYU-DEEN

Youth Activist/Social Commentator

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