Dr. Sammy Ayeh, Governance Spokesperson at the Presidency, has said allegations that Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former head of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), diverted state funds into his private account is worrying.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has alleged that Adu Boahene diverted GHȼ49 million into his private account when the money should have come to the state.
His lawyers have denied any wrongdoing on his part.
Speaking on the Joy News AM Show, Dr. Ayeh said “One would have expected that the money would have been transferred directly” into the account of the NSB.
He said instead, “…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 alleged.
Dr. Ayeh called the alleged diversion a clear mismanagement of public funds, adding that it represented one of the gravest instances of financial misconduct he had ever witnessed.
“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 stated.
He pointed out what he said, were similarities between the personal account and the official account of the National Signals Bureau.
“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.
