Non-public authorized practitioner and member of the ruling Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, has alleged that former Governor of the Financial institution of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, was secretly monitoring the financial institution’s conferences and vault operations.
The allegation follows a raid on the former governor’s residence by operatives from the Nationwide Safety Secretariat.
The operation has sparked blended public reactions, with notable figures comparable to Franklin Cudjoe, Mussa Dankwa, and the Minority Chief, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, questioning the style during which it was performed.
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Nevertheless, in a Fb put up on Friday, twenty first March, Lawyer Addo claimed that Dr Addison had put in a backdoor surveillance system to watch the central financial institution’s conferences and money actions remotely.
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He wrote:
Dr Addison put in a backdoor system that finally displays every part that occurs on the Financial institution of Ghana. The truth is, from the consolation of his dwelling, he displays administration conferences, workers actions, vault and money actions, and so forth., and there’s a have to cease him.
In impact, he’s at dwelling calling the pictures. Primarily based on what he sees on his monitoring units, he contacts workers members for particulars.
He additional alleged:
Along with another actions he’s accused of being concerned in, together with money actions at his home upon tip-offs, Nationwide Safety determined to take away the CCTV cameras and different high-tech monitoring units he had put in in his dwelling.
In the meantime, the previous Governor of the BoG is but to situation a proper response to those allegations.
Background
Experiences point out that the raid took place in the early hours of Wednesday, 19th March, at Dr Addison’s residence in Roman Ridge whereas he was at dwelling.
Roughly 20 armed troopers arrived in three separate automobiles and forcefully entered the premises.
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Upon gaining entry, the operatives reportedly disabled the property’s CCTV system earlier than demanding that Dr Addison make them any hidden vaults inside the home.
Nevertheless, the previous Governor firmly denied the existence of any such vaults or hid money. Regardless of his denial, the operatives performed an intensive search, allegedly leaving the property in disarray.
When their search yielded no outcomes, they allegedly summoned Nationwide Safety drivers, who proceeded to take away 4 of Dr Addison’s automobiles, leaving solely two behind. Moreover, they confiscated the CCTV monitor and management unit earlier than departing.
