The serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating a case of alleged financial impropriety involving some top officials within the Tema Development Corporation (TDC).

This follows a petition submitted to it by Nana Anoff Ahwireng, Ahenemahene of Aburi and a resident of House NO. W2 Community 4, Tema and copied to the President. The petitioner alleged that the acting managing director of TDC, Miss Elizabeth Mansah Banson owns five houses at Tema.

He mentioned the houses as RP/10/2/16 Community 10, RP/10/20/32 Community 10, RP/10/36/1 Community 10 (acquired secretly in the name of her sister Matilda E.M. Banson which was later transferred to one Osei Asibey), 126/HOS-4 Community 4, 1/HOS-5 Community 5.

Nana Ahwireng described Miss Banson as spend-thrift. He said even though Miss Banson as a substantive solicitor secretary of the corporation has her official car (VW BORA No. GR 7953Q) in addition to a Nissan Patrol car GT 3389 for the managing director, she went ahead and ordered a brand new Nissan Patrol at the cost of 53,037.00 dollars.

The petitioner, a former member of the IMF, accused Miss Banson of using one Mr Adjei Nuamah as agent in the sale of several plots near Afariwaa Farms, Ashiaman. Each plot was sold for ?30 million. She is also accused of buying a swivel executive chair at the cost of ?4 million.

According to Nana Ahwireng, he is ready to provide information that Miss Banson has acquired NTHC property at Community 3, Tema, in the name of her son, in addition to a SSNIT Flat, a Community 3 Room B, a Regimanuel House and an Emefs House.

Furthermore, he alleged that some TDC officials including Mr Bright Amlalo and Miss Banson are also involved in the secondhand cars business at Tema and they have frontmen or agent selling their vehicles among those displayed at the Motorway roundabout, Tema.

Nana Ahwireng said that was why the TDC was not willing or had not got the nerve to have them moved to the specially prepared place for the cars at Kpone.

According to him, Miss Banson had to deliberately mislead or misadvise Mr Kwamena Bartels, the former Minister of Works and Housing, to issue an ultimatum which was flouted with impunity and resulted in an embarrassment to Mr Bartels and the NPP government.