How did 31st DWM get $250m ADB loan?

Mr Johnny Hansen, a leading member of the Convention People's Party (CPP) has called on the Kufuor government to investigate allegations of impropriety levelled against some former ministers, NDC functionaries and the past regime, according to the Evening News.

This, in his view, would clear doubts in the minds of Ghanaians and confirm the government's commitment for transparency.

Mr Hansen was speaking to the paper in an interview in Accra on Thursday on his party's views on the allocation of vehicles to former ministers of state and government functionaries as well as issues on probity and accountability.

He said the institution of probe into the activities of the past regime should not be misconstrued as witch hunting, but as a move to get the country on the right path.

Mr Hansen said even though there are some mistakes, which the past government might have committed and which could be glossed over, there are others, which call for serious investigations.

He cited for instance, the mode of acquisition of a 250 million- dollar loan from the African Development Bank (ADB) by the 31st December Women's Movement, the transfer of the former State Transport Corporation (STC) to Vanef and how the DWM acquired the Nsawam Cannery.

Other issues, which the public are interested to know, he said are the Rice Project initiated by the former Vice-Prisident, Professor J.E.A. Mills which the country lost over 10 million dollars and the additional two million dollars allegedly given to a woman contracted for the project.