“Used It for Communications Equipment” – Adu-Boahene Reveals GHC 8.3m Gift to Opposition Party

Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, has sparked widespread reaction across Ghana with his recent admission involving a substantial payment to a yet-to-be-named opposition party as per reports from Ghana Web.

Currently under investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over allegations of misappropriating GHC 49 million, Adu-Boahene claims that a portion of the funds—specifically GHC 8.3 million—was allocated to a political party.

This revelation comes from a letter Adu-Boahene addressed to the National Security Coordinator, in which he detailed the usage of the funds. Notably, he stated the money was used to procure “communications equipment” for the said party in preparation for the previous year’s general elections.

While he did not identify the political entity involved, he described it as a “classified” opposition group.

The vague but weighty description has left citizens speculating about the true identity of the beneficiary.

Many Ghanaians have taken to social media and radio discussions, puzzled by the implications of such a claim and what it suggests about political financing behind closed doors.

“This raises questions that demand answers,” one Accra-based political analyst remarked. “If a public official entrusted with national security funds can divert such an amount to an unnamed opposition party, then there’s a bigger issue at play.”

Adu-Boahene’s statement has intensified calls for a comprehensive probe to uncover the recipients of the GHC 8.3 million.