The Economic and Organized Crime Organization, EOCO has defrozen the Bank Accounts of Mr Daniel Ohene Agyekum, the immediate past chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
Sources close to the EOCO says that the decision was communicated to the Banks by a letter dated March 17, 2017. The indications are that by this decision, EOCO is signaling that Mr Agyekum may not have serious questions to answer.
He was first invited to assist EOCO in its investigations into alleged financial maladministration in COCOBOD but was later informed that he would be charged with causing financial loss to the state.
Over the last three months, Mr Agyekum has been questioned on a number of occasions about the release of some money to the National Security Council to fight the smuggling of cocoa and inputs for cocoa farmers.
He was also questioned about the renovation of the residence of the Chief Executive of the Cocobod and the award of contracts for what has come to be known as cocoa roads. Mr. Agyekum has always insisted on his innocence and told investigators that Cocobod under his leadership was strictly governed by law and internal rules. Dr. Opuni, the Chief Executive of Cocobod is also currently under investigation over procurements. Reports purported to be coming from EOCO have been widely published by a section of the media alleging impropriety on the part of Dr. Opuni. However these reports have not been confirmed or denied by the ECOCO. It is not known whether Dr. Opuni's accounts have also been defrozen.
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