Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has exposed what he describes as fraudulent dealings within the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), particularly in the handling of essential equipment.
According to Jinapor, ECG has repeatedly failed to clear critical electrical supplies from the port, leading to unnecessary financial losses. He highlighted a particularly troubling incident where expensive equipment was left unclaimed and later auctioned at a fraction of its value.
“I checked with the port, and the security report I received shows that a container worth about $500,000 was imported. ECG couldn’t clear it, and somehow, someone was able to buy it at auction for 100,000 cedis, then resell it to ECG for $300,000,” he revealed
Expressing his outrage, the minister vowed to put an end to such practices, regardless of any resistance.
“It will stop. And I mean it will stop. Whatever it takes to stop that, no matter how unpopular that may be, we must take action,” he declared.
The revelation has raised serious concerns about accountability within ECG, with calls for urgent reforms to prevent further financial mismanagement.
Meanwhile, John Abdulai Jinapor, has established a committee to investigate procurement activities carried out by the state-power distributor, ECG during the Akufo-Addo administration.
“So we’ve commissioned a committee to investigate ECG’s procurements and the cost of these containers stuck at the ports. The committee is doing a very good job,” he added.
Jinapor further disclosed that, based on the preliminary findings, former ECG managers failed to adhere to proper procurement processes and guidelines.
“So far, the preliminary reports I have gotten indicate that there’s massive rot at ECG.”
In response to these findings, the Minister announced plans for a broader audit of the
, including a human resource and technical review.
“But beyond that, there will be another technical report. What the PwC has done is a financial audit. We want to do a human resource audit, a deeper audit of the entire energy sector, which will then give us a clear picture of the inefficiencies so that we can tailor that in terms of our policy objective and policy directive to address this.” Jinapor disclosed.
Last Updated on March 23, 2025 by samboadu
