GH¢49m saga: Ex-NSB Boss details payments to MPs and President’s aide

Former head of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has rejected allegations of financial misconduct, offering a detailed explanation of how GH¢49.1 million in question was disbursed.

In a letter addressed to the National Security Coordinator and sighted by masem News on Wednesday, May 7, Adu-Boahene clarified that the funds were used for various operational purposes, including payments to Members of Parliament, an opposition party, and the special aide to the President-elect from the 2024 elections.

According to Adu-Boahene, the funds were related to transactions between two accounts created by National Security to meet urgent operational demands.

He insisted that the Bureau of National Communications account functioned as a special operations account, while the BNC Communications Bureau account—allegedly co-owned by him and his wife—served as a special-purpose vehicle to carry out sensitive transactions.

Adu-Boahene, who is facing accusations of diverting the funds to a private entity, defended his actions in the letter, saying he was revealing the information “reluctantly” and only in an effort to clear his name.

Among the expenditures listed were:

• GH¢9,537,000 paid to ISC Holdings as part payment for specialized cyber and electronic surveillance systems.
• GH¢6,900,000 disbursed to personnel and operations supporting national stability and counter-terrorism efforts.
• GH¢960,000 and GH¢309,000 provided as allowances to MPs on the Defence and Interior Committee and the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, respectively, during the passage of the NSB Act and its associated Legislative Instrument.
• GH¢8.3 million reportedly allocated to an opposition party for procuring communications equipment to support election results collation.
• GH¢5,135,000 allegedly paid to the special aide of the President-elect for the purchase of high-end vehicles, including a Nissan Patrol Platinum, a 2024 Nissan Patrol Titanium, and a 2022 Land Cruiser GXR.

Adu-Boahene’s explanation is expected to generate significant public interest and scrutiny, especially amid growing concerns over transparency and accountability within national security operations.