… GH₵5.1m to Presidential Aide, GH₵960k to Defense Committee, Others
By Prince Ahenkorah
The embattled former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahen, currently in custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), has released a detailed account of the Bureau’s financial operations between 2020 and 2024, in what appears to be an effort to justify the charges leveled against him.
In a memo purportedly written from EOCO cells, Adu Boahen, outlines a series of controversial expenditures, including a GH₵5.135 million disbursement described as “Election Special Ops Logistics” for the purchase of three vehicles, a 2024 Nissan Patrol Platinum, a 2024 Nissan Patrol Titanium, and a 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser GXR to an unnamed Special Aide to the President. The justification given was Stability of Nation / National Cohesion / Political impartiality during the 2024 elections
Additionally, Adu Boahen, revealed that GH₵960,000, was paid in 2020/2021 to the Parliamentary Defence and Interior Committee as, “allowance” under the guise of supporting the enactment of the NSB Act, 2020.
A further GH₵309,000 was allocated in 2024 as allowances for members of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee towards the passage of the NSB Legislative Instrument.
The document, also detailed multi-million-cedi expenditures on various national operations. These include, GH₵9.537 million for Special Operations under code names such as Taurus, Scorpion, Essien 1 & 2, and Hive and was received by ISC Holdings.
He said “GH₵6.9 million on Operation Conquered Fist, a counter-terrorism initiative, and also an amount of GH₵3.78 million for Operation Calm Life, aimed at curbing violent crimes.
An amount of GH₵8.3 million (the equivalent of USD $500,000) to support communications equipment for an opposition political party, allegedly to ensure “national cohesion and political impartiality.”
He again indicated that GH₵520,000 on generator procurement under the Human Security Ops banner.
Adu Boahen, stressed that while he had attempted to withhold classified information during interrogation, the circumstances compelled him to disclose these figures to avert what he called “unnecessary public embarrassment” to the national security.
He strongly denied allegations of corruption, insisting, “Angela and I would never steal public funds, as is being deliberately and wickedly portrayed by the Attorney-General… We are full of content with the modest blessings God has given us.”
He further accused EOCO Executive Director Raymond Archer of intentionally misrepresenting facts, warning that the continued distortion could undermine national security interests.
“What is evidently clear is that the EOCO boss… is deliberately misrepresenting or distorting the facts to the authorities, and in the process causing unnecessary sensation that could embarrass the government and national security,” Boahen wrote.