A former Executive Secretary of the Free Zones Board, Kojo Twum Boafo, has been interrogated by officials of the Economic Organised Crime Office, [EOCO]. According to Citi News’ Fred Djabanor, Mr. Twum Boafo was interrogated for several hours today [Monday], and was only released after 5:00 pm.
Fred Djabanor said although details of the probe are sketchy, suggestions are that it has become necessary after some investigative bodies carried out a forensic audit of the Free Zones Board following Twum Boafo’s exit. Mr. Twum Boafo, a known vociferous member of the NDC, was appointed to head the Free Zones Board by President John Mahama in 2013 after he had served in an acting capacity at that state agency.
At the time, suggestions were that Mr. Mahama had a close working relationship with Mr. Twum Boafo throughout the four years of the Mills-Mahama administration. The New Patriotic Party administration has repeatedly stated that it is working on prosecuting officials of the former NDC administration, who may have been involved in one corrupt act or the other.