Matthew Opoku Prempeh Says He’s on Radar of National Intelligence Bureau, Called In for Questioning
- Matthew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed that he has been a person of interest in some National Intelligence Bureau cases
- The former minister said he has been invited for questioning by the National Intelligence Bureau on two occasions
- Prempeh told the press the investigation pertained to his tenure at the Ministry of Education
Former energy minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed that the National Intelligence Bureau has invited him for questioning.
Prempeh, also a former education minister, said the investigation pertained to his tenure at the Ministry of Education.
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On June 4, he told journalists the National Intelligence Bureau had invited him twice to assist with inquiries related to his time in office.
“As I speak to you now, I have been invited by the NIB on two different occasions to answer some questions from my time as Education Minister; some issues I don’t even remember. But the records are there to show.”
In recent times, President John Mahama's administration has initiated investigations into the activities of Akufo-Addo appointees.
On June 4, Mahama disclosed that the Attorney-General is currently building 33 cases of corruption and related offences against former government appointees.
These cases reportedly stem from investigations conducted by the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team into complaints against the Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
Speaking during a meeting with the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption at the Jubilee House on June 3, GBC reported that Mahama said court proceedings on the 33 cases would begin soon.
The president also said that his administration had created special investigative teams to investigate each of them.
The ORAL preparatory committee claimed it had identified $21.19 billion in potential recoveries from looted state assets and undervalued land sales.
At the handover of the committee’s report on February 2 in Accra, the committee held the view that some cases could boost Ghana’s financial standing.
These cases include major corruption scandals involving the National Cathedral project, Power Distribution Services (PDS), and the Saltpond decommissioning project, among others.
ORAL’s findings, for example, indicate that prime state lands were sold at shockingly low prices, leading to an estimated revenue loss of $702.8 million.
Attempts to arrest NPP loyalists
Since the Mahama administration took office, there have been high-profile raids and arrests on people linked to the NPP and the Akufo-Addo administration.
MP for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, was subject of a raid on his home by National Investigations Bureau personnel.
National Security also raided the residence of former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, during a raid on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta's home was also raided by a national security team. The former minister has since sued National Security over the incident.
Ayariga apologises over raid on Ofori-Atta's home
YEN.com.gh reported that Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga apologised following the raid on former minister Ofori-Atta's home.
Ayariga confirmed in Parliament that the Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat Richard Jakpa was behind the raid on the former finance minister's home and offered apologies.
He stated that the matter had been investigated, and key security agencies vowed that such an incident would not happen again.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
