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The Progressive People’s Party(PPP) has called for an independent audit into the alleged misuse  of  the intelligence funds from 2019 -2024

The PPP’s call follows the disturbing  revelations surrounding the ongoing prosecution of the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and others, including his spouse, over the alleged misappropriation of over GHS 49 million in funds designated for special operations. 

In a statement  dated May 9, 2025, issued to the media,  and signed by the party’s National Chairman, Nana Ofori-Owusu,  the PPP said, “we are deeply concerned that what is unfolding may be nothing more than a smoke screen to protect a deeper culture of abuse, evade genuine accountability, and silence those with knowledge of institutional wrongdoing”. 

According to the statement, It was wholly unacceptable for national security operations to be used as a blanket justification for poor financial governance. 

The party in the statement noted that, the claim that sensitive national security funds were transferred into private or spouse-controlled accounts—without comprehensive internal documentation, oversight, or classification protocols—must not be tolerated under any circumstances. 

“No intelligence doctrine—foreign or domestic—permits such opaque conduct. If we tolerate it under the banner of “special operations,” we effectively sanction impunity in the heart of our national defense structure”, the PPP opined.  

Read PPP’s Full Statement 

PPPS STATEMENT ON THE MISUSE OF INTELLIGENCE FUNDS — THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT A SMOKE SCREEN 

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has taken note of the disturbing revelations surrounding the ongoing prosecution of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), and others, including his spouse, over the alleged misappropriation of over GHS 49 million in funds designated for special operations. 

While the state has sought to frame this matter as a criminal prosecution, we are deeply concerned that what is unfolding may be nothing more than a smoke screen to protect a deeper culture of abuse, evade genuine accountability, and silence those with knowledge of institutional wrongdoing. 

1. The Intelligence Shield Cannot Excuse Financial Impropriety 

It is wholly unacceptable for national security operations to be used as a blanket justification for poor financial governance. The claim that sensitive national security funds were transferred into private or spouse-controlled accounts—without comprehensive internal documentation, oversight, or classification protocols—must not be tolerated under any circumstances. 

No intelligence doctrine—foreign or domestic—permits such opaque conduct. If we tolerate it under the banner of “special operations,” we effectively sanction impunity in the heart of our national defense structure. 

2. Global Best Practices: How Intelligence Funds Are Handled 

In democratic jurisdictions with strong oversight of national security, intelligence funds are governed under strict, albeit classified, protocols. For example:
– United Kingdom (MI6, MI5): Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) receives classified briefings and audits; disbursements are approved through internal controls. – United States (CIA, NSA): Intelligence Committees receive annual and special reports, and the Director of National Intelligence submits a classified budget justification. 

– Canada (CSIS): The NSIRA conducts retrospective reviews of classified spending to ensure legality.
– Ghana: While Acts 1030 and 1040 provide a legal framework, oversight is minimal, and classified expenditure is not subject to any known independent audit. 

Best practice emphasizes secrecy with accountability. No official is permitted to blend personal finances with state security resources. 

3. PPP Position and Recommendations 

We, the Progressive People’s Party, demand:
1. An immediate, independent audit—under parliamentary oversight—of all special operations expenditures from 2019 to 2024.
2. The establishment of a Classified Operations Expenditure Board with the mandate to review intelligence budgets post-execution.
3. Disclosure to Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee of the structure and internal audit trails of the “Special Services Account.”
4. Legislation requiring the National Security Coordinator to submit annual classified expenditure summaries to an oversight body.
5. Prosecution of all individuals found to have misused funds—regardless of title or affiliation. 

This nation has suffered enough from politicized security, untraceable spending, and selective prosecutions. We will not sit quietly while criminality wears the cloak of national duty. 

Let it be known: national security without integrity is national vulnerability. 

Signed,
Nana Ofori Owusu National Chairman