The brother of Ghana’s ex-President John Mahama – Ibrahim Mahama – and a close associate of the former leader of the country -Ali Seidu – were hauled before EOCO on Wednesday over the massive corruption scandal engulfing COCOBOD, Ghanaguardian.com understands.
The two businessmen, who were overly powerful during the reign of John Mahama, were summoned over the probe surrounding the ousted CEO of the Cocobod, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni.
EOCO’s initial investigations are suspected to have fingered the duo in the massive deals at the body managing cocoa transactions in Ghana leading to their invitation.
This does not suggest that they have been found guilty but their presence suggests they have got some questions to answer before final claims can be made against them. The ongoing investigation of the sacked CEO borders on a wide range of issues, including alleged massive corruption in the cocoa sector.
Mr.Ibrahim and Ali Seidu are believed to have been huge beneficiaries of contracts that were reportedly awarded without laid down regulations and fertilizers purportedly smuggled to neigbouring countries for individuals’ interest during Dr. Opuni’s tenure.
Specifically, government intends to probe some supposed fraudulent multi-million dollar contracts he’s believed to have signed before leaving office, the sources indicated. It is also unclear for now; whether EOCO may have carried out this action based on a court order.
Mr. Opuni’s tenure was engrossed in several allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the cocoa sector, with his critics accusing him of running down the critical sector; which generates revenue for the country and employs millions of Ghanaians.
Source: ghanaguardian/ghanaweb.com
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hi, coming news, mr opuni, the C,M,B manager, Ibrahim mahama, , lodina mahama AND asedu nketia and others to appear before EOCO to answer some charges, the EOCO BOSS IS SUSPECTED TO BE AN ,D,C MAN,( HE WAS PUT THERE BY JOHN MAHAMA GHANA WANT JUSTICE AND OUR MONIES BACK, THE EOCO BOSS must excuse him self since he CANT give ghana people JUSTICE , we dont want and chameleon justice in ghana, our eye red and want to collect all our looted monies, all ghana people must come to gether to collect our monies form n,d,c nation looters, from ghana, people,
MAHAMA IS THE WORST PRESIDENT GHANA HAS EVER HAD.HE COULD NOT CHECK HIS APPOINTEES.
IBRAHIM MAHAMA LIKE HIS ***barred word*** BROTHER JOHN MAHAMA IS NECK-DEEP IN ***barred word*** THE NATION'S COFFERS AND SHOULDN'T BE SPARED. THE NUMEROUS UNAPPROVED PROJECTS THAT THIS JUNIOR MAHAMA EXECUTED AND WAS PAID STAGGERING AMOUNT OF CASH MUST BE INVESTIGATED EVEN IF HIS PRESIDENT BROTHER IS EXPOSED. IBRAHIM WAS POWERFUL TO THE POINT THAT HE WAS MISTAKING FOR VICE PRESIDENT ACCORDING TO SOME NDC INSIDERS. NANA ADDO MUST USE EVERY MEANS NECESSARY TO RECOUP THE BILLIONS LOOTED TO ACQUIRE VAST PROPERTIES IN DUBAI BY THE PRESIDENT AND HIS BROTHER IN CRIME.....