Some of the seized cars The family of former President John Agyekum Kufuor appears to be under some siege of a sort as the residences and vehicles of the former first family have been put under sustained surveillance by a number of National Democratic Congress (NDC) activists and some uniformed policemen seeking what they claim are surreptitious registration of government vehicles.

Since last Thursday, the Driver, Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) was a scene of frantic activities by a group of soldiers and NDC cadres who claimed they were on a 'repossession exercise', seizing vehicles they suspected belonged to government.

In the process many infractions were recorded, which did not only embarrass the in-coming administration, but also sent signals of retaliation on the outgoing administration.

At least two members of the first family were confronted and their cars taken away from them several kilometers away from home.

Chief Kufuor, son of the former president, and Madam Theresa Kufuor, former First Lady, were two of the victims of the NDC raids, apart from a former deputy minister.

Chief Kufuor's Four Wheel Drive, which actually belonged to George Kufuor, his uncle, was impounded at the DVLA premises when he (Chief) took it there for a renewal of a MOT certification.

No amount of explanation would be accepted and after the vehicle was impounded, the ex-president's son had to go back home in a taxi.

In the case of Mrs. Kufuor, she sent her driver (name withheld) went to a filling station for refueling when he was reportedly pulled out of the car in a traffic jam because the car was suspected to be a government vehicle.

Like her son, Theresa's driver had to return home in a hired taxi. But while Chief Kufuor's car was returned to him on Friday night, nothing had been heard about his mother's car.

Apparently, the area around the former President's residence at the Airport West Residential Area was ambushed by NDC activists and some uniformed personnel, who upon seeing any car coming out of the house, would follow it and intercept it if it 'looked like a government vehicle'.

Many government officials, including a deputy minister reportedly suffered similar humiliation.

As at the time of going to bed, reports reaching DAILY GUIDE was that a team of soldiers and police personnel had invaded the residence of Samuel Obiri, a kingpin of the NPP and Director of Operations in the Nana Akufo-Addo campaign team to tow all vehicles that were in the house.

The invaders were reported to have gone to the house with towing vehicles and claimed that Samuel Obiri was keeping state vehicles.

Samuel Obiri was reported to have travelled outside Accra when the incident happened.

Madam Alice Ofori-Atta, a resident of Accra, said her blue Tata Pick-up was forcibly taken from her house to the Accra International Conference Centre, temporary office of President John Evans Atta Mills.

She told the paper that even though she explained to the people involved in the seizure that the documents were at her residence near the EC office, and that she was ready to accompany them to get it, they simply asked her to send the documents to the Police Headquarters.

Madam Ofori-Atta insisted she bought the pick-up from PHC Motors.

Meanwhile, Mr. Paul Victor (P.V.) Obeng, chairman of the government transition team has assured that government would apologize to all persons who had been embarrassed during the transition process.

Speaking on Joy FM's Newsfile on Saturday, Mr. Obeng said he had already summoned the Assets Committee and all stakeholders involved in the registration exercise to resolve the issue.

“I believe that we will be able to put in place a mechanism that will ensure that these aberrations don't occur to embarrass anybody,” he said.  Continued    Source: Daily Guide - Daily Guide