General News of Thursday, 1 September 2016Source: 3news.comSpeaker ‘shamed’ as he dismisses motion to investigate Mahama’s Ford giftEdward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of ParliamentThe Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho has dismissed a motion submitted by the Minority in Parliament requesting the House to investigate the gift of Ford Expedition to President John Mahama. In a motion dated August 3, 2016, the Minority requested that Parliamentarians are recalled from recess to constitute a special Parliamentary Committee to investigate the following:1. Whether the President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama received a Ford Expedition Vehicle from a Burkinabe Contractor. Whether the Ford Expedition Vehicle received by the President infringes any law of Ghana. Whether the Ford Expedition Vehicle donated to the President infringes his own code of conduct.

Source: GhanaWeb September 01, 2016 13:52 UTC