Agalga Denies Bribery Allegations Over National Signals Bureau Act Passage
Accra, May 7, 2025 – James Agalga, Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has strongly denied claims that Members of Parliament received GH₵960,000 in bribes to facilitate the passage of the National Signals Bureau Act, 2020 (Act 1040).
The allegation, made by former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu Boahene, in a memo to the Auditor General, was dismissed by Agalga as “spurious,” “baseless,” and “an act of desperation.”
In a detailed rebuttal, Agalga clarified that Mr. Adu Boahene was not part of the Bureau at the time the bill was passed. “He assumed his position in 2021, a full year after the Act was passed,” Agalga stated. “The National Signals Bureau, which Mr. Boahene later headed, did not even exist when the bill was being considered.”
Agalga also emphasized the historical context, noting that during the legislative process, Hon. Seth Acheampong served as Committee Chairman while he himself was the Ranking Member. The committee, he added, worked exclusively with then-National Security Minister Albert Kan Dapaah and the late National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh.
“The committee had nothing to do with Adu Boahene during the passage of the Act and therefore could not have received any money from him,” he stressed.
The statement aims to defend Parliament’s integrity amid growing public interest and scrutiny surrounding the National Signals Bureau and its operations.
Source: Channel One News
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