Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, a former Minister of Education has confirmed he is under investigation for causing a ¢63 million financial loss.
Napo confirms that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is investigating his time in office.
According to Ghana Chronicles, Napo is under investigation for the controversial 2019 sole-sourced contract for 853,000 mathematical sets, costing over ¢63M, of which none were delivered to WASSCE students.
The contract was awarded to Bluegrass Group Ltd via sole source and included a $3.6M tax waiver.
Speaking in a viral video shared on X, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh stated, “As for accountability, nobody can escape it. People don’t know that I’ve been invited by the NIB to assist in investigations into some issues during my time at the Ministry of Education. I couldn’t have declined that invitation.
In fact, I have been to the NIB twice. I’ve forgotten some of the issues; I can’t remember everything that happened while I was in the office. That is why we have technocrats and others who assist in running the ministry and keep records. For the issues I clearly remember, I spoke to them during the invitation”.
He added, “I always say that those of us in politics should know that no condition is permanent. Today, you can be in power; the next day, you could be in opposition.
So politicians in power should always be mindful of what they do with the authority entrusted to them so that if they are asked to account for their stewardship tomorrow, they can easily do so. I have spent my whole day today at the NIB, and I may go there again tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry back in 2021 denied causing financial loss in the award of the contract for the supply of the mathematical sets following the arrest of the supplier.
The CEO of Bluegrass Limited was arrested by the National Intelligence Bureau for allegedly failing to supply over 853,000 pieces of the mathematical sets after winning the contract.
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JUST IN: Former Education Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh confirms that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is investigating his time in office, particularly the controversial 2019 sole-sourced contract for 853,000 mathematical sets, costing over ¢63M, of which none pic.twitter.com/B6NuFFBFjn
— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) June 9, 2025
