Energy Minister John Jinapor has issued a strong warning that the government will prosecute individuals involved for the disappearance of over 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
He emphasised that the state will not tolerate any interference or claims of political witchhunting, as it seeks to recover the stolen assets.
“When we [the government] start prosecuting these people, let nobody come and say the government is witch-hunting.
These are properties of the state, and we will use every legitimate and legal means to ensure that we retrieve them and hold all those behind these acts accountable,” Jinapor declared in an interview on TV3’s News Central on Thursday, March 27.
The minister confirmed that National Security operatives have retrieved 40 of the missing containers at a terminal in Kpone, which is linked to an Indian national.
The suspect, who has been arrested, claims the containers were sold to him last year.
“The information I got this morning is that already they have traced about 40 containers to a particular terminal or warehouse in Kpone, which belongs to an Indian national.
According to the minister, all 40 containers have been confiscated and moved to a secured location.
The man claims to have purchased those containers last year, according to Jinapor.
Story by: Abdul Rahman Tinagyei
