“When it comes to devices being planted it looks all like a James Bond movie, we see things like that in movies. For this to happen in real life it’s something that we should sit up. A minister allegedly taking his security into his own hands I from where I sit will appreciate why he will go beyond the normal security offered to a minister to do something of this sort. But I think to do this on the blind side of the security needs to be actually queried. There is a head of BNI, there are levels that some of these issues should be reported to,” he added added.

[contextly_sidebar id=”7JnI2ksviF1docCBon2Khs49nl30mWeO”]Fuseini Issah made the remark while contributing to discussions on Citi FM’s news analysis programme, The Big Issue on Saturday.

Inusah Fuseini, the former Minister and MP, has been heavily criticized after he claimed that the device intercepted in the current Minister’s office was fixed by him to boost his own security, but left it there even when he was reassigned to another portfolio.

He also disclosed that the device was not functional because he didn’t complete the installation process, but some persons including the Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, took a swipe at him for not removing the device.

Meanwhile, a former Deputy Interior Minister, James Agalga defended Inusah Fuseini’s action saying he did no wrong by installing the device.

The Okaikoi North MP on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) however watered down Inusah Fuseini’s defense describing it as “naive.”

“I still cannot understand for the life of me why I will buy an equipment, take it to my home, try to install it, installation fails and I leave that piece of equipment there for three years…That will be naive on the part of a minister to have a device that has a camera, storage component and also a transmitter. Who knows where this transmission is going? It could go anywhere in the world. And for a minister in a sensitive position to have such a sensitive device without knowing the source is a bit naive.”

“From what I gather, this particular equipment is able to pick up a whisper which is 35 meters away. It’s scary. It’s not an ordinary equipment,” he added.

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According to him, the revelation by his colleague, Inusah Fuseini, who said he fixed the device in the office for his personal use, is unfair because he [Osah Mills] has apparently been under secret surveillance while in office.

[contextly_sidebar id=”wuUzyGwYozKbjFvD9Apy1b6vfYaWhmBn”]An audio visual device was discovered on Monday in the office of the current Lands Minister, which triggered further investigations by the National Security.

But even before the investigations could proceed, Inusah Fuseini told Citi News that he installed the device in 2013 for his personal protection because he took up the fight against  illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country.

He also claimed that the device was not functional because the installation was not completed at the time.

“It is true that I was installing it in 2013 but we never got around to completing the installation and so that is why the national security did the sweep in the office they didn’t pick any signal because it’s not working.”

But speaking to Citi News, Nii Osah Mills, who served in that ministry after Inusah Fuseini, said he feels “naked” after the revelation.

“It came as a surprise to me to hear on the news that such a device has been found in the room I used to occupy. I thought and I do feel that I was being monitored. Any ordinary human being will equally feel bad because it is something that you least expected. One feels that in the sense one was naked at work each day because I think one was creeping around and looking at everything that you did. It’s a very bad feeling,” he lamented.

I’m not too surprised about uncovered ‘spying’ device – Amewu

The current Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu had earlier in a Citi News interview said he was not “too surprised” about the discovery.

Mr. Amewu was initially of the view that he was being monitored because of his rekindled galamsey fight, but clearly the latest development suggests otherwise.

“It is quite shocking. It is a caution for us to be careful in the environment we are working in. I am not too surprised; but it is an interesting thing that has been uncovered. The fight against illegal mining is a presidential directive. The President gave this directive that we must keep the environment. And I am not doing this alone. I am doing it with other sectorial Ministers so it is a caution that we should be extra careful,” Mr. Amewu added.

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Inusah Fuseini, who said he fixed the device in 2013 when he served in the same capacity, said the installation was not completed because he didn’t have time.

[contextly_sidebar id=”dunizoAwakyNLK3zkQ5y2sQw53A5Sz9F”]“It is true that I was installing it in 2013, but we never got around to completing the installation and so that is why the national security did the swoop in the office they didn’t pick any signal because it’s not working.”

When asked why he couldn’t complete the installation, Inusah Fuseini said “somebody was doing it [for me] but I didn’t have time. While doing it, he needed me in the office but I didn’t have time so he couldn’t complete it.”

The audio visual device hidden in the coat of arms in the office of the Lands Minister was found on Monday by a team from the National Security who are currently investigating the matter.

But even before the investigations could proceed, Inusah Fuseini told Citi News that he installed the device for his personal protection because he took up the fight against  illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country at the time.

“As a minister, I had started the fight against galamsey…that was an investment in my own security. Kumbour had been shot during the time we came into office and I have been advised by National Security to leave my private residence at Ridge and move into a government residence in town. So I was doing that to ensure that I monitor people who were coming into my office in my presence and in my absence,” he added.

I’m not too surprised about uncovered ‘spying’ device – Amewu

The current Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, in an earlier Citi News interview said he was not “too surprised” about the discovery, although he suggested that the device may have been installed to monitor him due to his fight against illegal mining.

“It is quite shocking. It is a caution for us to be careful in the environment we are working in. I am not too surprised; but it is an interesting thing that has been uncovered. The fight against illegal mining is a presidential directive. The President gave this directive that we must keep the environment. And I am not doing this alone. I am doing it with other sectorial Ministers so it is a caution that we should be extra careful,” Mr. Amewu added.

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An audio visual device believed to have been secretly planted in the office was discovered on Monday which triggered further investigations by the National Security.

[contextly_sidebar id=”3XMq6rn0N31t88hDrOf8JGOjvpi2RfPp”]But even before the investigations could proceed, Inusah Fuseini told Citi News that he installed the device in 2013 for his personal protection because he took up the fight against  illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country.

He also disclosed that the device is not functional because the installation was not completed.

“It is true that I was installing it in 2013; but we never got around to completing the installation and so that is why the national security did the swoop in the office they didn’t pick any signal because it’s not working.”

“As a minister, I had started the fight against galamsey…that was an investment in my own security. Kumbour had been shot during the time we came into office and I had been advised by National Security to leave my private residence at Ridge and move into government residence in town. So I was doing that to ensure that I monitor people who were coming into my office in my presence and in my absence.”

When asked why he couldn’t complete the installation, Inusah Fuseini said “somebody was doing it [for me] but I didn’t have time. While doing it he needed me in the office but I didn’t have time so he couldn’t complete it.”

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By: Godwin A. Allotey & Franklin Badu Jnr/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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