The recent revelations by the former Director-General of the National Signal Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene paint the Mahama administration black, Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said.
Kpebu says that although the revelations do not answer to the charge preferred against Adu Boahene by the Attorney-General, the pronouncement raises issues against the Mahama administration.
“For those who say it is a red herring, I can’t fault them, but it is also the case that with this revelation, it paints the government [Mahama’s government] bad or black. Because it is like, why did you take money for the opposition party for election monitoring, the vehicles and all those? It does colour the case, but of course, the ultimate thing is that what he is saying is not a defence to the charges. Because you see, Dr Ayine has been clear that the evidence he has is that the money left the NSB account and went into Adu Boahene’s private company accounts and then to Mayfair Properties.
“So, they are talking about traceability of the money. Dr Ayine’s following the money leads him to Adu Boahene’s company and to Mayfair company. So this cannot be an answer to the charges, but of course, we are grateful for these revelations because what they do is that they have enlightened us as citizens. We have always been complaining that politicians misuse our money. Akufo-Addo was denying it, but now with those revelations by Adu Boahene, we were right,” he said on the Newes Central on TV3 Thursday, May 8.
Kwabena Adu-Boahene, stated in a letter from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) that GHS 960,000 from Special Operations funds were used to pay allowances to members of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee to facilitate the passage of the National Signals Bureau Act.
This new claim adds a significant layer of complexity to the ongoing investigations.
In the letter, dated May 5, 2025, and addressed to the National Security Coordinator, Adu-Boahene reiterated his denial of misappropriating funds, asserting that a substantial portion of the Special Operations budget – specifically GHS 960,000 – was allocated to cover allowances for MPs serving on the crucial Defence and Interior Committee.
He suggests these payments were necessary to ensure the smooth and timely passage of the National Signals Bureau Act, a piece of legislation directly impacting the operations and mandate of the agency he once led.
The former NSB boss also continued to express his bewilderment at the Attorney-General’s attempts to link legitimate Special Operations expenditures with personal assets acquired before or unrelated to the transactions in question.
He maintained his belief that the EOCO boss, Raymond Archer, is misrepresenting facts, creating unnecessary alarm and potentially harming national security interests.
Referencing specific entries in what appears to be a log of Special Operations expenditure, Adu-Boahene highlighted allocations for “Election Special Ops – Logistics” amounting to GHS 5,135,000 in December 2024, aimed at ensuring the “Stability of Nation/National Cohesion/Political impartiality,” with a “Special Aide to President Elect” listed.
Another entry detailed GHS 520,000 spent on “Human Security Ops – Generators” in 2024 for “Human Security Intervention,” overseen by the “National Security Coordinator.”
Adu-Boahene suggests these expenditures were legitimate and within the purview of Special Operations.
Source: 3news.com