MP for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah
The Minority in Parliament has called on the Minister of Energy, John Abdulai Jinapor, to appear before Parliament to explain how the over 1,300 ECG containers he claimed had gone missing from the Tema port have suddenly been found.
In a video snippet of a presser by the Minority shared on Metro TV’s X account on May 27, 2025, the Minority demanded answers to the issue which has courted public debate over the past few months.
“In a news item by the Daily Graphic on May 27, 2025, Ghanaians are being told that the missing containers have been retrieved but we vehemently reject this proposition. The containers were not retrieved, they have been found at the same port, they claimed it got missing at,” the MP for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, who led the Minority in the presser stated.
“We want the minister to appear before Parliament to explain to us how an earlier audit quoting over 1,300 ECG containers have now been found after investigations,” he said.
The Minority’s reaction comes on the heels of a disclosure by the Head of Communications for the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Richmond Rockson, stating that the missing containers have been located at various terminals within the Tema Port.
The disclosure which was premised on a joint investigative committee did not just trace the containers to Tema port, it put the total number of containers at 2,637, a figure which far exceeds the initially reported 1,300.
In an interview with 3News.com, on May 27, 2025, the Spokesperson and Head of Communications for the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Richmond Rockson, said the containers were located at various terminals within the Tema Port.
According to him, the probe, led by a committee comprising National Security, the Ministry of Transport, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), and Customs, discovered the containers as of April 30, 2025, at the following locations:
860 at Meridian Port Services
1,237 at GPHA Terminals
272 already evacuated by National Security
194 at Amaris Terminal 20 at ATLAS Manufacturing Terminal
20 at ATLAS Manufacturing Terminal
Further analysis revealed that 2,437 containers had overstayed the 60-day clearance window and incurred excessive demurrage charges.
ECG is thus, expected to engage with port authorities to settle outstanding fees.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, has directed that all located containers be evacuated to ECG’s secured warehouses with a full inventory taken.
Watch video below:
Minority demands Energy Minister Jinapor appear before Parliament to explain how ECG’s missing containers were found — and why they exceed the 1,300 initially reported.#MetroNews pic.twitter.com/Bj3j62yR0p
— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) May 27, 2025
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