By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has proposed the establishment of a forensic committee to further investigate the whereabouts of the missing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) containers from Tema Port.
Media reports indicate that about 40 out of the 1,357 missing ECG containers, which contain vital electrical equipment for the national power distribution system, have been traced to a warehouse in Kpone, near Tema.
Speaking in an interview with Accra-based GHOne TV, the minister expressed gratitude for the public’s interest in the issue, stating that it reflects a strong demand for accountability.
He also announced plans to track the containers using their unique identification or serial numbers and to identify the ports where they were received.
According to Mr. Jinapor, his ministry has received tips on possible locations of the containers, including warehouses and factories, and has vowed to take action.
“I’m very happy with the interest that Ghanaians are showing; it means that they want accountability. They want the right thing done, they want us to track the whereabouts of these containers and to hold those who are behind this development to account, and that’s exactly what we are doing.
Let me thank the public. This morning, I’ve received a couple of calls from other areas in terms of warehouses and factories where these ECG containers can be found, and so we will be moving into action this morning.
But beyond that, we also need a small forensic committee that will trace back these containers; we need to track them using their unique identification numbers or serial numbers, which ports were received at,” he stated.
