{"id":101325,"date":"2025-10-31T20:52:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=101325"},"modified":"2025-10-31T20:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:52:31","slug":"i-personally-funded-six-printers-for-eoco-not-from-state-funds-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=101325","title":{"rendered":"I personally funded six printers for EOCO, not from state funds \u2013 AG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 22 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has clarified that he personally funded the purchase of six heavy-duty printers for the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).<\/p>\n<p>His clarification follows concerns raised by members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), who questioned whether EOCO had received grants or donations from unapproved sources.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing before the committee, Dr. Ayine explained that EOCO does not accept financial support or donations from private individuals or institutions, stating that his contribution was a personal gesture intended to enhance the agency\u2019s efficiency and does not constitute a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEOCO does not receive such donations from private persons because of issues of conflict of interest. When I assumed office in February, one of the things they briefed me on was that they did not have printers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-10-31-at-2.45.17-PM.mpeg.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He further explained that after exploring various funding options without success, he decided to purchase the printers using his own resources.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe looked everywhere and couldn\u2019t find money to buy the printers, so I bought six heavy-duty printers for them out of my own funds. There is no conflict in this because I wanted the entity to work efficiently,\u201d Dr. Ayine added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The clarification came in response to a question from the Member of Parliament for Kpando, Sebastian Deh, who had sought to determine whether it was ethically appropriate for EOCO to receive in-kind grants, given the sensitive nature of its work.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ayine reaffirmed that EOCO remains a public institution funded solely through approved government channels, and his donation was purely to support the operational needs of the office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"101325\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" 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