NDC Demands Proof from Ex-NSB Boss Over Alleged GH¢8m Opposition Spending
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vehemently denied claims suggesting it may have benefited from GH¢8 million supposedly spent by former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene on unnamed opposition parties in 2024.
Adu-Boahene, in a memo directed to the National Security Coordinator, insisted that the GH¢49 million he is accused of misappropriating was channeled into covert security operations.
He also alleged that GH¢8 million from that amount was used to fund electoral logistics for opposition groups. However, he failed to name any specific political parties.
Reacting strongly to these allegations, the NDC challenged Adu-Boahene to publicly identify the parties he supported.
The party emphasized that it had no connection whatsoever to any such funding, and insisted it ran its 2024 campaign using internally generated resources.
Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, in an interview with Joy News firmly stated that it defied logic for a political opponent to finance the party that aims to defeat them.
He dismissed the allegations as a deliberate distraction and warned that the ex-spy chief should prepare for legal consequences.
“On authority, I’m telling you the NDC has nothing to do with what came out of that story.
“Those people they’re referring to supported them during their recent demonstration. He knows his partners—that’s who he was referring to. And I’m sure everybody has seen that. My opponent would give me resources to defeat him in an election? Does that make sense?”
He further accused smaller opposition parties of consistently siding with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Electoral Commission on critical issues, pointing to their behavior during Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings as evidence of political alignment.
Asked whether it was possible the NDC might have unknowingly received funds, Dr. Tanko flatly denied the possibility and urged Adu-Boahene to seek a plea bargain, predicting that the legal case could result in a lengthy sentence if mishandled.
The NDC expressed its full support for the Attorney General’s prosecution of the former intelligence head and distanced itself entirely from the developing scandal.
Meanwhile, other opposition parties named in speculation—including the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Progressive People’s Party (PPP), and Ghana Union Movement (GUM)—also reportedly denied receiving any form of assistance from national security sources, although they declined to speak on the record.
