The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation Secretariat has accused its former Executive Secretary, Dennis Edward Aboagye, of attempting to suppress findings of a 2025 forensic audit by asking the current leadership to drop key portions of the report.
According to a statement signed by Communications Officer Nasrullah Ibn Mutawakil, the allegation follows comments made by Mr. Aboagye on ‘Ekosiisen’ on Asempa 94.7 FM on July 21, 2026.
The Secretariat described Mr. Aboagye’s comments as containing “significant inaccuracies and unsubstantiated statements.”
The IMCC Secretariat said the forensic audit was conducted in line with the Public Financial Management Act and the Public Procurement Act.
“The Audit Report found Mr. Aboagye and the Accountant personally and jointly culpable for identified irregularities, including authorising or facilitating non-compliant transactions,” the statement said.
It added that Mr. Aboagye was given the opportunity to respond to the findings, after which the report was submitted to the Economic and Organised Crime Office, EOCO, “for necessary action.”
The Secretariat noted it is not privy to the full scope of EOCO’s investigation but has been informed that the Audit Report forms part of a wider inquiry.
The Secretariat also dismissed Mr. Aboagye’s claim that the current Executive Secretary was instructed to “find something” on him by the NDC Government. “For clarity, no such directive or instruction was issued. At no point was such alleged disclosure made,” it said. Instead, the Secretariat alleged that on July 18, 2025, Mr. Aboagye, through his lawyer and a mutual friend, invited the current Executive Secretary to a meeting to request that aspects of the audit be dropped. This included findings on two bank accounts. “One of those accounts recorded transactions totalling GHS 102,256,802.69 and was not disclosed in the handing-over notes,” the statement said.
The request also covered matters relating to PNY Investment Limited, BMABA Enterprise, and GAPTE. “The Executive Secretary declined the requests.”
The Secretariat further rejected claims that the audit was meant to victimise Mr. Aboagye over a prior termination, describing the allegation as “false, unfounded, and misleading.” It clarified that following the Local Governance Act, 2016, Act 936, its staff had been mainstreamed into the Office of the President and the Civil Service.
“By the close of 2025, the Secretariat had been fully integrated into the Office of the President, from which it now draws its budgetary allocations and to which its reporting lines are formally established,” it said.
The IMCC said it “remains committed to professionalism, accountability, transparency, and the faithful execution of its statutory mandate” and will not be distracted by “unfounded allegations intended to undermine the integrity of the institution.”
It has also appealed to Mr. Aboagye and law enforcement agencies to ensure that “official documents, including past handing-over notes referenced during his media engagement but not currently held by the Secretariat, are returned without further delay.”
