Missing ECG Containers From Tema Port Traced to Kpone, Energy Minister Says Indian Man Arrested

• The Energy Minister provided an update on over 1,300 Electricity Company of Ghana containers that went missing
• Minister John Jinapor said 40 containers were traced to a warehouse in Kpone which is owned by an Indian national
• The Energy Minister gave assurances that all the missing Electricity Company of Ghana containers would be retrieved

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition has given an update on the 1,300-plus Electricity Company of Ghana containers that went missing from Tema.

Minister John Jinapor said 40 of the ECG's containers were traced to a warehouse in Kpone that is reportedly owned by an Indian national.

An investigative report on the Electricity Company of Ghana indicated that the company initially claimed to have 2,491 uncleared containers containing cables and other important equipment.

The minister told TV3 News the Indian man had been arrested by national security operatives after the containers were traced. He claimed the containers had been sold to him, according to the update.

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Jinapor disclosed that the containers have been transferred to a secure location. The Minister added that the retrieved containers have now been kept in a secure location.

He noted that law enforcement agencies were still investigating the case and gave assurances that all the missing containers would be retrieved and persons responsible would face the law.

“The man indicates that those containers were sold to him last year and so that’s a matter of investigation that law enforcement agencies would ensure that the law takes its course.

“There are also reports of some other areas that they are picking intelligence; they will trace and retrieve all of them and fish out the perpetrators before the court of competent jurisdiction."

When did the ECG containers go missing?

According to the minister, during the transition period, the outgoing Akufo-Addo administration disclosed that approximately 3,000 ECG containers were being held at the Tema Harbour due to the inability to clear them.

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However, upon assuming office, the minister visited the Tema Harbour and said he was presented with a different figure of 2,500 containers, which had incurred a demurrage cost of GHS 1,500,000,000.

The discrepancy in these figures prompted him to establish an investigative committee to verify the circumstances surrounding the containers.

The committee’s report indicated that over 1,300 containers were missing. He said criminal investigations would be launched and those responsible would be prosecuted.

Mahama administration chases alleged corruption

YEN.com.gh also previously reported on the arrest of the past Director General of the National Signals Bureau. Kwabena Adu-Boahene was arrested after allegedly embezzling $7 million meant for a defence system contract.

The former Public Procurement Authority Board Chairman, Professor Ameyaw Akumfi was also being probed because of alleged shady dealings when he was board chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).

The Former Minister for Railway Development, Joe Ghartey has also been questioned as part of a probe into the Sky Train controversy as the Mahama administration makes good on promises to investigate any corruption cases.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh