The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC) Secretariat has rejected claims by its former Executive Secretary, Dennis Edward Aboagye, describing his recent comments as inaccurate and insisting that a forensic audit found him and the former Accountant responsible for financial irregularities. In a statement issued on Monday, July 27, the Secretariat said the audit report, which has been submitted to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), identified Mr Aboagye and the Accountant as culpable for various financial breaches during their tenure. Mr Aboagye, popularly known as Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has recently challenged aspects of the allegations against him, describing some claims as misleading and politically motivated.
However, the IMCC Secretariat said he was allowed to respond to the audit findings before the report was forwarded to EOCO. The Secretariat said the forensic audit covered the operations of the IMCC Secretariat between August 1, 2022, and February 2, 2025. According to the Secretariat, the findings showed that Mr Aboagye and the former Accountant were personally and jointly responsible for irregular transactions, including authorising or facilitating payments that did not comply with approved procedures.
The Secretariat further alleged that Mr Aboagye failed to disclose two bank accounts, one of which recorded transactions amounting to GH¢102,256,802.69 and was not captured in the official handing-over notes. It said the audit also examined transactions involving entities including PNY Investment Limited, BMABA Enterprise and GAPTE. The IMCC Secretariat also rejected claims by Mr Aboagye that he was being targeted because of political reasons or that he had been pressured to provide information against officials of the current government.
“For clarity, no such directive or instruction was issued. At no point was such alleged disclosure made,” the Secretariat stated. It also dismissed claims that the audit was motivated by the termination of his appointment, describing the assertion as unfounded.
The Secretariat said administrative and financial reviews are part of standard governance practices and are not intended to victimise former officials. “No audit or review of its operations is intended to victimise any former official,” it said. The Secretariat disclosed that Mr Aboagye, through one of his lawyers…
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