Former Director of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has firmly denied allegations of financial impropriety, offering a detailed account of how GH¢49.1 million in public funds were disbursed under his watch.
In a letter dated Wednesday, May 7, and addressed to the National Security Coordinator, Mr. Adu-Boahene defended the disbursements as legitimate expenditures linked to sensitive national security operations.
He explained that the funds in question were transferred between two accounts managed by National Security—the Bureau of National Communications (BNC) operations account and a second, specialized account allegedly co-managed by him and his wife. The latter, he noted, was used as a “special-purpose vehicle” to facilitate high-level operational activities requiring discretion and speed.
Among the expenditures Mr. Adu-Boahene cited were:
GH¢9.54 million paid to ISC Holdings as part of a procurement deal for advanced cyber and electronic surveillance systems;
GH¢6.9 million allocated to personnel and logistics supporting national security operations, particularly those tied to counter-terrorism;
GH¢960,000 and GH¢309,000 in allowances to Members of Parliament on the Defence and Interior Committee and the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, respectively, in connection with the passage of the NSB Act and its Legislative Instrument;
GH¢8.3 million reportedly given to an opposition political party to assist in acquiring communications infrastructure for election result collation;
GH¢5.14 million disbursed to a special aide of then-President-elect John Mahama for the purchase of high-end vehicles, including a Nissan Patrol Platinum, a 2024 Nissan Patrol Titanium, and a 2022 Land Cruiser GXR.
Mr. Adu-Boahene maintained that all expenditures were authorized and fell within the scope of national security operational mandates. He stressed that no personal gain was derived from the funds and rejected suggestions that the transactions were irregular or unlawful.
, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has firmly denied allegations of financial impropriety, offering a detailed account of how GH¢49.1 million in public funds were disbursed under his watch.){kind=link}