The Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, has been accused of accepting sizable sums of money from a business tycoon in the United Arab Emirates to assist him in establishing a business in Ghana, according to a report published by Tiger Eye PI ahead of its Galamsey Economy exposé, which will air on November 14 and 15.

Charles Adu Boahen reportedly received large sums of money to help a businessman start a company in Ghana. This is according to Tiger Eye PI.

"We're going to shop a lot,"

Charles Adu Boahen, a minister of state in the ministry of finance, remarked as he placed the main trading currency in a dark plastic bag.

The Tiger Eye PI team also noted that Mr Adu Boahen promised to rope in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia into this business deal for there to be a smooth running of operations, as well as, make the tycoons influential persons in the country.

"Adu Boahen, after having bundles of US dollars spread on a table in front of him and told to use it for shopping by the supposed business tycoon, promised to introduce the tycoon to the powers that be; the President, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Vice President, in Ghana. This, according to Adu Boahen, will make them, the supposed entity and tycoon, influential when they are in the country to establish their businesses," part of Tiger Eye PI's release read.

"After all is said and done, the excited Minister of State in charge of Finance at the Office of the President, at the sight of bundles of US Dollars on the table for his shopping started spewing a lot of 'thank you and we will do a lot of shopping' in appreciation," he added.

The premiere of the Galamsey Economy exposé will take place at the Accra International Conference Centre on Monday and Tuesday, November 14 and 15, 2022.

Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry.

Source: Ghanaweb