The President, Mr J.A. Kufuor, has directed that all former ministers and functionaries of the NDC who purchased their official vehicles should either pay the differences between the prices they paid and the official valuation, or return the cars within seven days, writes The Ghanaian Times.

A statement issued in Accra on Thursday and signed by Mr J.O. Obetsebi-Lamptey, Chief of Staff at the office of the President, said, "The President has decided that in the public interest, the purchasers should either pay the difference between the prices they paid and the official valuation or return the cars."

However, the offers made concerning those vehicles manufactured in 1999 and last year, have been withdrawn.

The statement said that the NPP government stood by the principles upon which the Joint Transitional Team acted with respect to the former President and members of the out-going executive.