The Attorney General’s Department and the Police are set to launch a full-scale investigation to track down individuals responsible for the disappearance of over 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has disclosed.

This follows the submission of a detailed 103-page report by a committee set up on January 30, to probe procurement irregularities and the prolonged detention of ECG’s equipment at the Tema Port. The findings, according to the Minister, expose disturbing procurement breaches spanning several years, with approximately 1,350 containers unaccounted for.

“The over 1,300 containers cannot vanish into thin air. We will work with the AG’s Department and the Police to ensure that those responsible for the missing containers are brought to book to retrieve the containers or the monetary value of the same,” Hon. Jinapor stated.

Beyond the missing containers, the investigation also revealed serious lapses in ECG’s procurement processes. In response, the Minister announced decisive steps to overhaul procurement operations at the company, including the immediate decoupling of its procurement unit within a week.

“It cannot be business as usual. We are not targeting anybody, but we will make sure whoever is responsible will be held liable,” he assured.

Mr Jinapor lauded the committee, chaired by Prof. Innocent Senyo Acquah, for its diligence in exposing the irregularities. He pledged that the government would implement far-reaching reforms to safeguard public resources and ensure accountability in ECG’s procurement dealings.