NDC denies taking money from NSB, dares Adu-Boahene to name parties allegedly funded with GH¢8m

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is challenging Kwabena Adu-Boahene. He claims to have spent over GH¢8 million on opposition parties for election logistics in 2024.

Adu-Boahene, the former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss, wrote a memo to the National Security Coordinator. In it, he accused the Attorney General of malicious prosecution against him. He stated that the GH¢49 million he allegedly misappropriated was used for covert national security operations.

Although Adu-Boahene did not name the NDC as a beneficiary, the party denied receiving any support. Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, spoke to JoyNews about this issue. He firmly stated that “the NDC has nothing to do with what came out of that story.”

Dr. Tanko suggested that other groups supported Adu-Boahene during recent demonstrations. He questioned why an opponent would fund him in an election.

He also noted that other opposition parties had not shown real interest in defeating the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Instead, they often sided with them during discussions at IPAC.

“When we opposed the EC and NPP, those parties sided with them,” he said. “We fought hard and used our own resources against the NPP.”

When asked if there could be unknown funds received by the NDC, Dr. Tanko dismissed this idea outright. “It’s not possible at all,” he asserted.

He added that Adu-Boahene should negotiate a plea bargain or face serious consequences. “Otherwise, he could be looking at 25 years,” Dr. Tanko warned.

The NDC fully supports the Attorney General's efforts to prosecute Adu-Boahene. “The party has no business with whatever rubbish is coming out—we are not part of it,” he concluded.

JoyNews contacted officials from other parties like CPP, PPP, and GUM for comments. They declined to speak on record but denied receiving any support from National Security.