Samuel Dubik Mahama, the former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding the disappearance of over 1,300 ECG containers at the Tema Port.
In an interview on Asempa FM on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Mahama expressed his disappointment with the committee’s handling of the investigation, stating that he was never given the opportunity to share his side of the story.
The former ECG MD’s response comes on the heels of the arrest of 12 Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian by National Security operatives in connection with the missing containers. The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has been tasked with compiling a comprehensive report on the matter.
Mahama vehemently denied allegations that he had fled the country or avoided scrutiny, saying:
“Since this container issue came up, I have received several calls from some staff members of ECG, inquiring why I have not come to defend myself. Today, I want to clarify, since I resigned as the MD of ECG, I have not gone anywhere.”
“There were reports that I had absconded from the country and gone into hiding. I can say for a fact that I have been in this country. The pain I feel now is what the committee has done to me” he added.
Mahama emphasized that he was never contacted by the committee and did not receive any letter requesting his testimony. He said:
“If the committee had contacted me or spoken to me, I would have given out all the information I have because I only came in to serve Ghana. I worked for two years and four months. My records are there. The company hasn’t seen this kind of growth within this period.”