Accra, April 30, GNA - Some former officials of the previous administration have returned their duty post vehicles, a statement from the Ministry of Information said on Thursday.

The statement signed by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Information, said former Press Secretary to President John Kufuor, Mr Andrew Awuni, and former Minister for Works and Housing, Alhaji Boniface Saddique Abubakar, have as at 2pm on Thursday returned their vehicles. It said the return of the vehicles followed Wednesday's ultimatum to all former officials to return vehicle that were being kept illegally.

The statement said Government also wished to acknowledge that a number of former officials, including Nii Ayitey Boafo, a former Special Aide to former President J.A Kufuor, Mr. George Hikah Banson, former Upper West Regional Minister, and Professor George Hagan of the National Commission on Culture had been in touch to discuss the appropriate modalities for regularizing their purchase or return of their vehicles.

"It is government's hope that all others who are still in illegal possession of state vehicles would follow the good example of their colleagues and return them without delay," the statement said.