**The statement isn't verified—it's a viral rumor/meme.**
Baltasar Ebang Engonga (aka Balthazar Egonga) was sentenced to 8 years in prison in August 2025 for embezzlement. Multiple recent fact-checks (including from Ghanaian media) confirm he has **not** been released and remains incarcerated. No credible evidence shows any X (or other social media) account of his gaining 150k+ followers in two days—associated accounts are mostly low-follower parodies. The posts, including this one, recycle the same collage image without proof. Classic unverified social media hype.
-Try to become a governor under the APC platform in 2019 after leaving CBN, failed.
-Left the APC to join AP to recontest, and failed again.
-Ran back to the APC and became a Minister, failed to improve the Power Sector. But has now resigned to reportedly pursue the governship post again.
To be in power is a must in this country.