The Minister of Energy, John Jinapor, has announced a criminal investigation into the disappearance of over 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
He revealed that upon assuming office, he was briefed that around 2,500 ECG containers were stuck at the port, accumulating demurrage of about 1.5 billion cedis. "My briefing on assumption of office indicated that they had about 2,500 containers stuck at the port.
I visited the port myself and got to know that there was a demurrage of about 1.5 billion," he stated.
He further disclosed that the issue was raised during the transition process, highlighting concerns over how the containers were removed and their final destination. "We will launch a criminal investigation into this matter, a forensic one.
