Ghanaian blogger, Bongo Ideas has reacted with shock to the sale several containers filled with materials meant for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which mysteriously vanished from the Tema Port.
Twelve (12) Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian have been arrested by Operatives of the National Security Secretariat in connection with the missing ECG containers from the Tema port.
The suspects, from two aluminum smelting companies located in Shai Hills, were apprehended during an operation based on intelligence.
Cables, believed to be part of the missing consignment, were traced to an aluminum smelter owned by the Chinese, situated opposite the Shai Hills Game Reserve.
These cables were reportedly being melted into aluminum bars for export.
Reacting to the discovery, Bongo Ideas described the outgone New Patriotic Party (NPP) as an “evil political party” for selling materials meant to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the ECG.
“Selling $600M worth of ECG materials to Chinese to use for scrap is another level of treachery. NPP is an every ev!l political party that has no love for the country and only come in to loot, share & destroy!” he wrote on X.
An investigative report carried out uncovered the containers supposed to be cleared at the Tema Port cannot be accounted for by the port authorities.
Prof Innocent Senyo Acquah, the chairman of the committee that conducted the investigation noted that the ECG claimed to have 2,491 uncleared containers that comprised cables as well as other equipment belonging to ECG.
According to an independent audit at the port, they found only 1,134, leaving 1,347 unaccounted for.
John Jinapor also stated they are going to work with the Attorney General and the Police to retrieve the containers or the monetary value of the same.
John Jinapor stated, “The over 1,300 containers cannot vanish into thin air. We will work with the AG and the Police to ensure those responsible are brought to book to retrieve the containers or the monetary value of the same”.
“It cannot be business as usual. We are not targeting anybody, but we will make sure whoever is responsible will be held liable,” he added.
He further announced that the procurement unit at ECG would be dissociated within a week and promised to commence swift, far-reaching measures to reform procurement procedures at the company.
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Selling $600M worth of ECG materials to Chinese to use for scrap is another level of treachery. NPP is an every ev!l political party that has no love for the country and only come in to loot, share & destroy! pic.twitter.com/Ftx2KamUVW
— Albert Nat HYDE (@1BongoIdeas) March 28, 2025
