'Some of us are aware of these transactions by Signal Bureau' – Kumadoe punches holes in Adu-Boahene’s memo to Security Coordinator

A Security Expert, Richard Kumadoe has said he is not surprised at the content of the viral memo that the former Director-General of the National Signal Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, wrote to the Security Coordinator.

He says they were aware of some of these activities captured on the spreadsheet of the Signal Bureau.

Asked whether he is surprised that the content of the memo has been made public, while speaking on the News Central on TV3 Thursday May 8, he said “For it to be made public, I haven't seen anything in the spreadsheet that speaks to classification or classified documents, particularly for those of us who work within the security intelligence community."

He added, “We are aware of some of these transactions and some of these activities by the Signal Bureau. So I am not surprised at all that it has come out. If you look at the transactions in the spreadsheet it is clear that the decision makers at that Signal Bureau have veered off their core mandate and have moved into some other areas which we will call unnecessary.

“When it comes to a combined operation sush as elections, it is not the duty and and responsibility of any of the agencies involved to finance it, those activities are usually financed from the national security secretariat, unless the Signal Burau, on their own, are engaging in a unique activity pertaining to what they do as a core institution of the national security council. So it is very worrying and shocking to see that huge sum of money purported to have been used to finance the election and election-related activities. It all boils down to procedural lapses.”

Kwabena Adu-Boahene stated in a letter from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) that GHS 960,000 from Special Operations funds were used to pay allowances to members of Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee to facilitate the passage of the National Signals Bureau Act.

This new claim adds a significant layer of complexity to the ongoing investigations.

In the letter, dated May 5, 2025, and addressed to the National Security Coordinator, Adu-Boahene reiterated his denial of misappropriating funds, asserting that a substantial portion of the Special Operations budget – specifically GHS 960,000 – was allocated to cover allowances for MPs serving on the crucial Defence and Interior Committee.

He suggests these payments were necessary to ensure the smooth and timely passage of the National Signals Bureau Act, a piece of legislation directly impacting the operations and mandate of the agency he once led.

The former NSB boss also continued to express his bewilderment at the Attorney-General's attempts to link legitimate Special Operations expenditures with personal assets acquired before or unrelated to the transactions in question.

He maintained his belief that the EOCO boss, Raymond Archer, is misrepresenting facts, creating unnecessary alarm and potentially harming national security interests.

Referencing specific entries in what appears to be a log of Special Operations expenditure, Adu-Boahene highlighted allocations for “Election Special Ops – Logistics” amounting to GHS 5,135,000 in December 2024, aimed at ensuring the “Stability of Nation/National Cohesion/Political impartiality,” with a “Special Aide to President Elect” listed.

Another entry detailed GHS 520,000 spent on “Human Security Ops – Generators” in 2024 for “Human Security Intervention,” overseen by the “National Security Coordinator.”

-3news