ECG Containers: Don’t rush to vilify opponents — Boamah warns Colleagues

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, to appear before the House and clarify the controversy surrounding the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) missing containers.

This follows conflicting reports about the number of containers involved, with the latest update indicating that 2,637 ECG containers have been located—more than double the initial 1,300 containers said to be unaccounted for.

According to a report by the Daily Graphic, the containers were found at the Tema Port.

Richmond Rockson, spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy, told the newspaper that the committee set up to investigate the missing containers discovered 2,637 containers consigned to ECG, far exceeding the number previously believed to be missing.

He added that as of April 30, 2025, ECG still had 2,583 outstanding containers at various locations.

Reacting to the development, Okaikwei Central MP Patrick Boamah urged the Energy Minister to urgently clarify the situation in Parliament.

Mr. Boamah criticised the premature handling of the matter in the media, warning that public officials should exercise caution before making public accusations.

He said “The minister said there are about 1,300 and something. Now GPHA is telling us that we have, they’ve recovered about 2,600 containers. We also heard of about 3,000 containers.
That’s why we are going to ask the minister to come and give us the true position of what happened, what has been recovered, whether they were missing or misplaced. You are interested in the fact that whether they were misplaced, how can containers also be misplaced? Yes, it happens at the port. It’s not the first time.”

Mr. Boamah added, “If you are a public officer, don’t be quick to call a news conference because what I’ve seen is that people want to vilify their opponents, but it will end up being that, oh, what I told the media earlier on was not a true position. At that time, you would have destroyed a person to the public. That’s why I’m asking that people or public officials should not be too quick to call news conferences and speak about issues about, oh, this person has stolen this, this person has done this, this container is missing, we’ve uncovered this rot, because it’s all about evidence. When you are called to defend what you said at a court of competent jurisdiction, you will be asked to provide the requisite evidence, it’s not about hearsay alone.”