General News of Friday, 15 March 2002

Source: GNA

Police Cars cost $1.375 NOT $13 million

The Ministry of Information and Presidential Affairs on Wednesday said the cost of the 100 Peugeot 306 cars acquired for the Ghana Police Force from Nigeria was 1.375 million dollars and not 13 million dollars.
It said in a statement issued by the Public Relation Officer, Mr Mawutodzi Abissath that there was a typographical error in the first statement that was released on the cost of the cars. It said the unit price is 13,750 dollars.

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