The former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Dubik Mahama, has refuted claims that the company’s containers at the port have gone missing, suggesting that they were either misplaced or auctioned by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) due to failure to clear them from the port.
The so-called missing ECG containers scandal has attracted significant public attention, with many questioning how the containers could have gone missing from the Tema Port.
However, Mr Dubik Mahama, speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, April 3, insisted that the containers were not lost but were rather misplaced or auctioned because they had not been cleared from the port in time.
He explained that before he left office, he was informed that there were insufficient funds to clear the containers. Based on this information, he believes the containers were either auctioned or misplaced, but they were certainly not lost.
This revelation comes in the wake of ongoing investigations and public concern over the whereabouts of the ECG containers, which contained valuable materials.
The situation has raised questions about corruption in the management of ECG.
According to Mr Dubik Mahama, the failure to clear the containers in time led to the eventual auctioning of some by the Ghana Revenue Authority.
The auctioning process occurs when goods are not cleared within the stipulated period, and the customs officials take action to dispose of them to recover port charges.
Over 1,300 containers belonging to the ECG were said to be missing, however, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed that 40 of the containers have been traced to a warehouse owned by a Chinese national at Kpone, near Tema. Since then, over ten people have been arrested concerning the case.
The minister has also called on the Attorney General to probe the matter. According to him, his office has formally requested the Attorney General to conduct further investigations, with the possibility of initiating legal action against those responsible.
“We’ve written to the Attorney General to conduct further investigations with the possibility of taking the culprits in court,” he stated.
Source: myjoyonline.com