The former head of IT at the Ghana's embassy in Washington DC, Fred Kwarteng, has broken his silence on the scandal, addressing the incident for the first time.
Speaking in an interview with Asempa 94.7 FM on May 29, 2025, Fred Kwarteng rejected the assertion by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, arguing that he had not engaged in an illegality at the embassy as widely propagated.
He explained that the services he provided for clients had nothing to do with his responsibilities at the embassy.
He stated that he only came up with an idea to facilitate service delivery to customers of the embassy, and these services did not affect any revenue due the embassy. "I was working for the embassy.
