The 2016 Basic Education Certificate Examination started on Monday but was marked by delays of materials at some centres. Also, a mentally unstable mother killed all her eight children under mysterious circumstances.

On Tuesday, some Kantamanto traders clashed with city officials over a planned demolition exercise. On the same day, President John Dramani Mahama lost his mother.

The late mother of the president, late Hajia Abiba Nnaba

On Wednesday the President was cited in an investigative piece by Joy News' Manasseh Awuni-Azure as the receiver of a Ford Expedition car from a Burkinabe contractor.

Mr Kanazoe

The Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe said President Mahama called to thank him for the gift and government admitted that the gift  was received by President Mahama but it had been added to a fleet of vehicles at the Flagstaff House.

Also, many dignitaries visited the President to extend their condolences to the president for the demise of his mother.

The Rawlingses with the President

On Thursday, the Ho West MP, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah said he would champion a process to impeach the President if it was established that he was influenced by a gift from a Burkinabe contractor.

But the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akomea said President Mahama disappointed Ghanaians by receiving the gift.

Also, Black Stars' skipper, Asamoah Gyan refuted claims that he was financing the New Patriotic Party.

On Friday, a BECE candidate, mother and one other were burnt to death in a Santasi fire. 

Also, the remains of the President's mother was buried at Busunu in the Northern region.

The week was crowned with calls from the Progressive People's Party that the President should withdraw from the 2016 Presidential race. There was also a call from some youths of the Convention People's Party on him to resign.