Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has stated that he was convinced that the containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) were not missing as reported.
Mr Bentil accused Ghanaian leaders of not doing enough hard work.
“I remember stating emphatically on Newsfile that the containers were not missing!!! Our leaders just don’t work hard enough !!! It was proper to do the diligent work and trace and track these containers, but easy to run to press and create sensation that containers in state custody were missing. They found a few stolen containers and then proceeded to generalize the minority of cases to represent the totality of cases without proper basis!! It is always wrong to focus on the minority of issues and elevate them to the main issues ! As it turns out they were in specific places as proper documentation will show !!!
“So what was the hullabaloo about? Now they say a probe identified where the containers were!! WHY DIDNT THEY DO THAT PROBE EARLIER,” portions of his Facebook post reacting the uncovering of the containers.
His comment come at a time that a joint investigative committee has traced a total of 2,637 previously unaccounted-for containers consigned to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), far exceeding the initially reported 1,300.
In an interview with 3News.com, the Spokesperson and Head of Communications for the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Richmond Rockson, said the containers were located at various terminals within the Tema Port.
According to him, the probe, led by a committee comprising National Security, the Ministry of Transport, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), and Customs, discovered the containers as of April 30, 2025, at the following locations:
- 860 at Meridian Port Services
- 1,237 at GPHA Terminals
- 272 already evacuated by National Security
- 194 at Amaris Terminal
- 20 at ATLAS Manufacturing Terminal
Further analysis revealed that 2,437 containers had overstayed the 60-day clearance window and incurred excessive demurrage charges.
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ECG is thus, expected to engage with port authorities to settle outstanding fees.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff has directed that all located containers be evacuated to ECG’s secured warehouses with a full inventory taken.
