Aboagye Begs for Plea Bargain as GHC55M Theft Case Closes in
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Dennis ‘Miracles’ Aboagye, the former Executive Secretary of Ghana’s Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), has began angling for a plea bargain in his Ghc55million thievery and corruption matter.
The New Republic has learnt that the embattled former Akufo-Addo appointee, who is also the Spokesperson for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s flagbearer for the 2028 election, has communicated this desire to the Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO).
It is not clear what the exact details of Miracles’ proposition is, but insiders say the courage of the otherwise voluble Miracles Aboagye has been failing him in the face of mounting evidence to the effect that the guy really thieved while in office as IMCCoD boss.
If the plea bargain goes through, Miracles Aboagye would join a growing list of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government appointees who have been optioning to be stool pigeons in corruption cases against them.
It would be recalled that on August 3, 2026, the Accra High Court ordered a freeze on Aboagye’s five bank accounts and restriction on dealings in four properties. The properties include assets in the Eastern Region and Greater Accra. EOCO sought the order to preserve assets while its investigation continues.
The freeze was a very significant development in the corruption matter in which Aboagye has been under investigation for misappropriation, misapplication, diversion and theft of public funds, as well as possible conspiracy to steal, stealing, using public office for profit, causing financial loss to the state, dissipation of public funds, defrauding by false pretences and money laundering.
Former IMCCoD accountant Gerald Appiah is also being investigated.
The case stems from a forensic audit covering August 1, 2022 to February 2, 2025, concerning the finances and procurement activities of IMCCoD during Aboagye’s tenure.
EOCO says it began further investigations after receiving a petition from IMCCoD’s current Executive Secretary. The alleged irregularities involve approximately GH¢55 million.
After the probe began, EOCO revealed investigators uncovered significant new information relating to suspected fraud and theft, leading to an operational plan to arrest Aboagye. A stop order was placed on him to prevent travel that could interfere with the investigation. EOCO says he had already left Ghana before the stop order was executed.
Between July 11 and July 12, 2026, Aboagye was arrested at the Accra International Airport upon his return to Ghana from abroad; Ghana Immigration Service officers intercepted him and handed him over to EOCO. Aboagye subsequently accompanied investigators on a search operation.
on July 13, 2026, EOCO issued a statement confirming Aboagye’s arrest and explaining that he was being investigated over the alleged GH¢55 million financial irregularities. EOCO also said Gerald Appiah had begun voluntarily refunding some funds allegedly connected to the matter, while stressing that such repayments did not end the investigation or automatically absolve anyone of criminal liability.
Subsequently, Aboagye was granted GH¢50 million bail with three sureties, two to be justified. He spent more than 48 hours in EOCO custody before meeting the bail conditions and being released.
On July 27, 2026, Reporting on the court order says the High Court granted an order affecting five bank accounts and four landed properties belonging to Aboagye. The order also covered assets/accounts connected to Gerald Appiah and Hillside Piggery and Meat Processing Ltd.
Aboagye has since tone down as a vibrant NPP Communicator, following the start of the investigations, however he has not gone totally quiet. Between August 5 and 6, 2026, He publicly criticised what he described as “selective justice” in Ghana’s judicial system and questioned the speed at which some criminal cases were being handled.