ECG officials collude with customs officers to sell containers at port - Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has made serious allegations. He claims some ECG staff are colluding with customs officials. They reportedly sell containers of vital electrical materials at the port.

Over 1,000 ECG containers are missing. This has led to an urgent investigation and a state security operation. Authorities aim to identify those responsible for this scandal.

Several Chinese nationals have already been arrested in connection with the case.

In Parliament, Mr. Afenyo-Markin spoke about his concerns. He previously served as chairman of the ECG board. He noted that this issue is not new and called for decisive action.

He urged the government to take a non-partisan approach. The focus should be on eradicating corruption, not making it political.

“How can containers that have arrived at the port be missing?” he asked.

He explained that customs officials collude with others to sell these containers. These contain cables and materials urgently needed by ECG. After suppliers are paid, they are resold back to ECG.

Mr. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that this problem has persisted for years. He warned against a partisan approach, which would only perpetuate corruption.

“If we treat this as an NPP versus NDC issue, we are doomed,” he said.

He pointed out that both parties face similar problems when in power.

He also expressed concern about local businesses suffering due to corruption. He accused the government of favoring foreign businesses over Ghanaian ones.

“Ghanaian businesses struggle while foreign ones thrive,” he stated.

In response, Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu denied Afenyo-Markin's claims. He asserted that the missing containers issue began during the previous NPP administration.

“There are well-known facts about this case,” Mr. Ofosu said.

He insisted that incidents occurred under the NPP’s time in power, not now. Since becoming public, there have been attempts to distort these facts.

Mr. Ofosu criticized calls for reinvestigation by the Minority party. He argued that thorough investigations had already taken place under the previous administration.

“We are not reinventing the wheel here,” he stated firmly. “The investigation has been conducted; reports exist.”