Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo fired Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, on Monday after a well-known Ghanaian investigative journalist raised suspicions of corruption.
According to the presidency, Adu Boahen was fired after the president learned of the claims leveled against him in an expose, and Akufo-Addo also forwarded the subject to the Special Prosecutor for further inquiry.
Adu Boahen did not react immediately to a request for comment.
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is also facing calls for dismissal from members of parliament who accused him of corruption and economic mismanagement as the country faces its worst economic crisis in a generation.
The allegations against Adu Boahen did not appear to be related to those previously raised against Ofori-Atta.
Adu Boahen was seen in a video shared online by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who also distributed a lengthy email with extensive claims. Reuters has not confirmed the legitimacy of the video or the email’s content.
In a statement, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia stated Adu Boahen was “obviously exploiting my name, et alia, to peddle influence and collect money from alleged investors.”
“I would like to state that if what the minister (Adu Boahen) is claimed to have said in the video is accurate, then his position as a minister of state is untenable.” “He should be fired immediately and probed,” Bawumia stated. (Reuters/NAN)
