The youth wing of the party petitioned CHRAJ to investigate the President for accepting what is believed to be a $100, 000 Ford car from a Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe, who is said to have benefited from some lucrative government contracts.
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A letter signed by Ayamdoo Charles, director in charge of anti-corruption said the party must clarify the capacity in which the complaint was made.
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The commission has also asked for further and better particulars aside the reports made in the media by July 20, 2016.
Background
The youth of the CPP on June 21, 2016, petitioned CHRAJ to probe President Mahama’s acceptance of the Ford Expedition gift from the contractor, Djibiri Kanazoe
The party’s youth wing argues that, the circumstances surrounding the gift and the acceptance of it by President Mahama, contravened the 1992 constitution.
The Burkinabe in question, Djibril Kanazoe, has been accused of ‘bribing’ President John Mahama with the expensive vehicle in an attempt to win a contract to execute a road construction project.
He admitted giving President Mahama a 2010 Ford Expedition vehicle as a gift when he was Vice President in 2012, for which the President called to thank him.
Ernesto, Akomfrah suspended
Meanwhile, Youth Organizer, Ernesto Yeboah and the General Secretary, Nii Armah Akomfrah, of the CPP are currently serving a suspension following their comments about the Ford Expedition gift saga which contradicted the views of the party’s flagbearer position on the matter.