Aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, says he is prepared to cooperate fully with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in its investigation into alleged financial and procurement irregularities at the Secretariat.
Mr Aboagye, however, has declined to comment in detail on the allegations, insisting that it would be inappropriate to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face, Mr Aboagye said he would make himself available whenever investigators require his presence.
“Whenever EOCO needs me, I’ll go. And I’ll go and have conversations.”
He said questions concerning the substance of the investigation should instead be directed to EOCO.
“I don’t want to comment on this. I think that, in all fairness, if you have any questions, you can direct them to EOCO.”
Mr Aboagye also declined to say whether he or former IMCCoD accountant Gerald Appiah had been asked to refund any funds allegedly misused during his tenure.
“Anybody that has anything to know should ask the right people. You’re asking the wrong person.”
He rejected suggestions that his reluctance to discuss the matter was due to fear, explaining that he was consciously avoiding public commentary because EOCO’s investigation was still ongoing.
“It’s unnecessary for you to have a conversation around a matter that EOCO says they are investigating. I may even be giving out information that I’m not supposed to give up.”
“I’ve done this for 23 years. This is not where to tell the truth. I know where to tell the truth.”
When asked whether EOCO had formally charged him or considered him a suspect, Mr Aboagye again declined to comment.
“I don’t know. Ask EOCO.”
His comments come after the High Court, on August 3, ordered the freezing of five bank accounts and four landed properties belonging to him as part of EOCO’s investigations.
The order temporarily prevents transactions involving the affected bank accounts and restricts the sale, transfer, mortgage or disposal of the properties until further orders of the court.
EOCO is investigating alleged financial and procurement irregularities involving about GH¢55 million during Mr Aboagye’s tenure as Executive Secretary of IMCCoD.
The probe followed a forensic audit of the Secretariat covering the period from August 1, 2022, to February 2, 2025.
In July 2026, EOCO confirmed that Mr Aboagye, Mr Appiah and other individuals were being investigated over suspected misappropriation, misapplication, diversion and theft of public funds.
