A JAW-DROPPING scandal has hit the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as an investigative audit reveals that 1,347 containers loaded with essential equipment have mysteriously vanished from the Tema Port.
The discovery was made during an independent audit led by Professor Innocent Senyo Acquah, which found a glaring gap between ECG’s reported 2,491 uncleared containers and the 1,134 actually found at the port—leaving 1,347 containers unaccounted for.
The audit also uncovered a slew of procurement irregularities, including the awarding of clearance contracts to two companies—one of which lacked the required license and had been pre-financed by ECG, despite the company’s reported financial struggles.
Shockingly, ECG’s procurement unit had been merged with its Housing and Estate division and the Director of Procurement, according to the report, had no prior procurement experience and is not affiliated with any professional procurement body.
Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor, called the revelations “alarming” and promised a full-scale probe to either recover the missing containers or reclaim their estimated value of GH₵1.5 billion.
“These containers cannot vanish into thin air,” Jinapor stated. “We will ensure that those responsible are held accountable.”
He further announced urgent reforms, including the separation of ECG’s procurement directorate within a week, to tighten internal controls and prevent future breaches.
The scandal has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious questions about oversight, accountability and governance within one of the country’s key state-owned enterprises.
Source: Nationaltymes.com
