Former Presidential Staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye has been granted bail of GH¢50 million with three sureties by EOCO following his arrest on July 12, 2026, in connection with alleged financial and procurement irregularities at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation. His lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea has criticised the bail conditions as "cruel and oppressive," while EOCO investigates alleged misappropriation and misapplication of public funds amounting to about GH¢55 million.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, NPP Communications Officer, was arrested by EOCO officials at Kotoka International Airport over the weekend. NPP members gathered at EOCO headquarters to protest and demand his immediate release, with party officials criticizing the arrest and warning of negative consequences.
13 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office has arrested Dennis Edward Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization, over an investigation into alleged misappropriation, misapplication, diversion and theft of about GH¢55 million in public funds. Aboagye was apprehended at Kotoka International Airport following a Stop Order, and is being investigated alongside former IMCCoD Accountant Gerald Appiah for conspiracy to steal, using public office for profit, money laundering and related offences.
13 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's reliance on petroleum and mineral revenues to fund major infrastructure projects like the Kumasi-Accra Expressway exposes the country to significant risk if global commodity prices decline, according to the Public Interest and Accountability Committee's executive secretary. He noted that historical fluctuations in international oil and mineral prices have disrupted government revenues, highlighting the need for prudent financial planning and revenue diversification.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office has arrested Dennis Edward Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, and Gerald Appiah, the Secretariat's former Accountant, in connection with a suspected loss of about GH¢55 million in public funds. The investigation, which covered 1 August 2022 to 2 February 2025, was escalated after the current Executive Secretary petitioned EOCO to pursue findings from a forensic audit; the suspects are under investigation for conspiracy to steal, using public office for profit, causing financial loss to the state, and related offences.
13 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office arrested Dennis Edward Aboagye upon his arrival at Kotoka International Airport after uncovering new findings relating to suspected fraud and theft connected to alleged misappropriation of about GH¢55 million at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation. EOCO said Aboagye had been placed on a stop order but had left the country before the directive took effect, and searches are ongoing.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office says Dennis Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's 2028 presidential campaign, had already left Ghana when a stop order was placed on him as part of investigations into alleged financial and procurement irregularities linked to his role as Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation. He was arrested upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport on Saturday night.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dennis Edward Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, was granted bail as the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) investigates alleged misappropriation of about GH¢55 million. Aboagye was arrested at Kotoka International Airport after returning from abroad and accompanied investigators on search operations; EOCO said granting bail does not end the investigation.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is investigating former Executive Secretary Dennis Edward Aboagye, former Accountant Gerald Appiah, and other unnamed persons over alleged misappropriation and diversion of approximately GH¢55 million in public funds at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD) between August 2022 and February 2025. The investigation followed a petition from the current Executive Secretary requesting further review of a forensic audit.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office has arrested Dennis Edward Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, over investigations into alleged financial and procurement irregularities amounting to about GH¢55 million covering August 2022 to February 2025. Aboagye, who now serves as spokesperson for Dr Bawumia's 2028 presidential campaign, is being investigated alongside others for offences including conspiracy to steal, stealing, using public office for profit, and money laundering.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP supporters gathered at EOCO headquarters in Accra on Monday demanding the release of Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a party communications member and spokesperson for former Vice-President Bawumia, who was arrested at Kotoka International Airport on Saturday. The NPP claims the arrest circumstances remain unclear and that Aboagye has been denied access to his legal representatives.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →