Spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer’s 2024 campaign, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has disclosed that he has returned the official vehicle provided to him during his tenure as a government appointee.

Miracles Aboagye's remarks follow a directive from the presidency instructing all outgoing government appointees, including Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Regional Ministers, Special Assistants, and officials on statutory boards, to return state vehicles by January 3, 2025.

The directive, signed by Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications at the Presidency, emphasized that political appointees are not allowed to purchase government vehicles for personal use. The vehicles are to be handed over to the Chief Directors of their respective ministries.

Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV, Aboagye revealed that he had already returned the vehicle assigned to him, a Toyota Land Cruiser, and questioned why appointees would want to keep government property.

“Why are you buying a government vehicle? Why?” he asked. “Yes. I’ve returned it; it was a Toyota Land Cruiser, as a Presidential Staff Executive Secretary for the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization. I returned it on Monday. Why are you driving it?”

Aboagye further explained that although he could have held onto the vehicle until January 6th to formally hand it over, he chose to return it earlier.

“I could have kept it until January 6th to formally hand it over, but I’ve taken it back,” he added.

The directive aims to ensure the proper management of state resources ahead of the transition following the 2024 general elections.