Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South
The Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has called for a thorough and transparent investigation into what he describes as a “shocking” and “scary” financial scandal involving the National Signals Bureau (NSB).
In a post on X on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Ntim Fordjour shared a copy of a letter by the embattled former NSB boss, Kwabena Adu Boahene, detailing special operations expenditure by the NSB, which contained several questionable disbursements totaling over GH¢13.4 million.
Among the most alarming figures is an alleged GH¢8.3 million expenditure in September 2024, labeled as “Support for Opposition Party (Communication Equipment for Election),” which, according to the letter, was channeled to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the peak of the 2024 election campaign.
Additionally, GH¢5.135 million is said to have been spent in December 2024 on logistics for “Special Aides to President-Elect” John Dramani Mahama, following his victory in the 2024 elections.
Other expenditures which according to the MP, raise concern, include GH¢960,000 paid between 2020 and 2021 to the Defence and Interior Committee for passing the Enactment of the NSB Act, and GH¢309,000 disbursed in 2024 to the Subsidiary Legislation Committee for passing a Legislative Instrument (L.I.).
The MP described these transactions as a “major National Security scandal” and a misuse of taxpayer funds, insisting that the matter must not be treated as “politics as usual.”
“This is shocking, scary, and a major National Security scandal!!! 8.3 million cedis support for NDC at the peak of the 2024 election campaign? 960,000 cedis for Defence & Interior Committee in 2020/21 for passing legislation? 309,000 cedis for Subsidiary Legislation Committee in 2024 for passing LI? 5.135 million cedis expended on President Mahama’s (President-Elect) Special Aides in Dec 2024? The taxpayer deserves a thorough and transparently conducted probe into the above financial impropriety.
“This must not be politics as usual,” he stated.
Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former NSB Director-General, was arrested on March 20, 2025, at Kotoko International Airport upon his return from abroad.
The Attorney General, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, revealed that Adu Boahene is being investigated for embezzling state funds, including misappropriating funds from a $7 million cyber defense system contract.
He is also accused of laundering over $2 million through real estate investments in Accra, allegedly using a private firm he established during his tenure at the NSB from 2017 to 2025.
Adu Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng, Mildred Donker, a banker, and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited, have since been charged by the Attorney General.
The NSB, an agency under the National Security Council of Ghana, is responsible for providing integrated signal systems to support national security and intelligence agencies, securing Ghana’s cyberspace, and maintaining communication among government security agencies.
GA
#TheAdutwumFactor! Watch as Yaw Osei Adutwum declares intent to contest NPP flagbearership for 2028
