The Member of Parliament for Manso Nkwanta Constituency, Tweneboah Fokuo, has stated that former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, had no choice but to speak out on the allegations levelled against him.
According to Fokuo, Adu-Boahene’s decision to write a detailed memo to the National Security Coordinator regarding funds expended during his tenure came after several failed attempts to reach out to Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine.
He explained that Adu-Boahene had withheld details of the GH¢49 million he expended from investigators due to its potential negative implications for the nation. However, he was pushed to the edge and forced to document everything in his detailed memo to the National Security Coordinator.
Fokuo further stated that Adu-Boahene describes his arrest as malicious prosecution against him. Defending the former National Signals Bureau boss on Channel One TV’s ‘The Big Issue’ on Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Manso Nkwanta MP suggested that many people are uneasy about the revelations made by Adu-Boahene.
“If you read his letter carefully, he began by stating that he had kept this information from his interrogators because of the institution he worked for and the implications on the nation as a whole. He made every effort to reach out to the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, but never had the chance, and so he was pushed to the wall,” Fokuo said.
He added, “This man was pushed to the edge. When the issue surfaced, people criticized him, making all sorts of allegations against him. Now, as a last resort, he has put this out, and people are uneasy, making all kinds of remarks against him.”
Adu-Boahene, who faces 11 charges, including stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state, has strongly denied any misconduct.
He insists that all expenditures during his tenure were lawful and aligned with national security interests. The accused persons include Advantage Solutions Limited and a banker, Mildred Donkor.
The charges filed against the accused persons included: stealing, contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); conspiracy to steal, contrary to Sections 23(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960; and defrauding by false pretences, contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Some of the other charges against them are: wilfully causing financial loss to the state, contrary to Section 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); and collaboration to commit a crime, to wit, using public office for profit, contrary to Section 179C(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
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