Dr. Sammy Ayeh, Governance Spokesperson at the Presidency, has expressed concern over allegations that Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former head of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), diverted state funds into his personal account.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has alleged that Adu Boahene transferred GHȼ49 million meant for the state into his private account.
However, Adu Boahene’s lawyers have denied any wrongdoing.
Speaking on the Joy News AM Show, Dr. Ayeh said, “One would have expected that the money would have been transferred directly” into the NSB account.
Instead, he alleged, “It was transferred into a personal account for which he and his wife are directors. Not only was the full GHȼ49 million not transferred, but only GHȼ9.5 million were moved. The remainder was placed in a fixed deposit, and some of it was invested in real estate for his personal use.”
Dr. Ayeh described the alleged diversion as a clear mismanagement of public funds and one of the most serious cases of financial misconduct he had ever witnessed.
He emphasized, “For me, this is one of the gravest misapplications and diversions of public funds that I have seen as a young person. No explanation can justify this.”
He also pointed out what he believed were similarities between the personal account and the official account of the National Signals Bureau, suggesting possible attempts to mislead or obfuscate the funds’ true purpose.
“You create an account that is extremely similar to the account of the entity you lead as the director of the National Signals Bureau,” Dr. Ayeh said.
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