Akuapem North MP Sammi Awuku has cast doubt on the Economic and Organised Crime Office's (EOCO) claim that former Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD) Executive Secretary Dennis Miracles Aboagye is being investigated over an alleged GH¢55 million financial scandal.

According to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker, Miracles has maintained that throughout the several days he spent in EOCO custody, investigators never questioned him about any alleged GH¢55 million misappropriation.

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Speaking in an interview on Citi FM on Friday, July 17, 2026, Awuku said the interrogation instead focused on administrative and procurement decisions taken by the former Executive Secretary during his tenure.

“But interestingly, the man was interrogated for hours. He was kept in the cells of a law enforcement agency from Saturday evening until Wednesday, and in the five days that he spent in their hands, they never discussed GH¢55 million with him,” he said.

The MP explained that the issues raised by investigators related to procurement processes and directives Aboagye allegedly received from his supervising minister, insisting the amount under discussion was far lower.

“At every point in time, according to him, the discussion centred on some decisions taken by him when he was in management, instructions he received from his sector minister, and some procurement issues. In total, they were talking about GH¢5 million, not GH¢55 million,” Awuku stated.

He also criticised EOCO over the manner in which the former IMCCoD Executive Secretary was arrested, arguing that his lawyers had already informed the investigative body that he was available whenever needed.

“A stop list is supposed to prevent you from leaving the jurisdiction because you are under investigation, not when you are returning into the jurisdiction,” he said.

EOCO has, however, stated that Miracles Aboagye and former IMCCoD accountant Gerald Appiah were arrested as part of investigations into alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving about GH¢55 million, following a forensic audit and a petition submitted by the current Executive Secretary.

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