The former boss of the National Communication Authority (NCA), William Tevie, is demanding an unqualified apology from Daily Guide Newspaper for the “diabolically concocted” story intimating his involvement in the corruption scandal that has hit the authority. Mr. Tevie also denied involvement in the corruption scandal implicating his tenure as the NCA head.
In a rejoinder to the Daily Guide newspaper’s editor, he described their story as mischievous and also demanded an immediate retraction, “failing which I will advise myself accordingly.”
“I have never, at any time, whether privately, before the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) or any state investigating agency, admitted that I, William Tevie, Former Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), accepted any money or monies, and which I have agreed to refund,” rejoinder added. He explained that:
“I was invited by the BNI and questioned about an allegation that some former Board Members of the NCA and I were given an amount of money to share. I categorically denied the allegation. If the alleged monies were given or received by anybody or group of persons, I am not aware and I was definitely not a party to it.”
A former Board Member of the NCA, Dr. Nana Owusu-Ensaw, also denied any involvement in the payment of monies to his former colleagues, in the supposed fraudulent contract the authority and Infraloks Development Limited. News broke that former NCA officials allegedly withdrew $4 million from the accounts of the NCA and have failed to account for it.
The officials had contracted an Israeli company, NSO Group Technology Limited, to supply listening equipment at the cost of $6 million, to enable National Security monitor conversations of persons suspected to be engaged in terror activities.
A local agent, Infraloks Development Limited, was also charging $2 million to facilitate the transaction, bringing the total sum to $8 million.
Find below the full rejoinder Rejoinder: NCA Boss To Refund $1.5m Cash The banner headline of your May 16, 2017 publication, ‘NCA boss to refund $1.5m cash’ is not only false but diabolically concocted to mislead the reading public and tarnish my reputation.
I have never, at any time, whether privately, before the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) or any state investigating agency, admitted that I, William Tevie, Former Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), accepted any money or monies, and which I have agreed to refund.
I was invited by the BNI and questioned about an allegation that some former Board Members of the NCA and I were given an amount of money to share. I categorically denied the allegation.
If the alleged monies were given or received by anybody or group of persons, I am not aware and I was definitely not a party to it. I hesitate to irresponsibly go into specifics because the transaction in question was handled by the National Security Council Secretariat because of its very sensitive nature.
Your reportage on the issue was not only mischievous but also smacked of ill motive. I am therefore demanding an immediate retraction and an unqualified apology to me failing which I will advise myself accordingly. William Tevie Former Director General National Communications Authority f
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