The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has re-arrested the former Chief Executive Officer of National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCo) Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Wuni, second accused shortly after the Attorney-General withdrew all charges against them in the ongoing criminal prosecution.
This happened on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 shortly after the prosecution formally discontinued the case, bringing proceedings at the High Court to an end.
Lawyers for the accused persons have strongly criticised the move.
Explaining the reason behind the withdrawal of the charges in a Facebook post, Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai said the decision was taken “following the discovery of fresh evidence.”
This, he noted will “afford each of the accused persons a fair and a more speedy trial in accordance with the constitution.”
Counsel for the second accused, Augustine Obuor, described the Attorney-General’s decision as an abuse of discretionary power, arguing that the case had been pursued almost to its conclusion.
He warned that any attempt by the Attorney-General to refile or continue the matter in another court would further amount to an abuse of process.
He maintained that if the state intended to pursue different charges, it should have amended them instead of withdrawing the case entirely, stressing that the Attorney-General’s discretion must be exercised in line with the rights of the accused persons.
Similarly, counsel for the first accused, Godfred Yeboah Dame, questioned the approach taken by the prosecution.
However, he indicated that the defence would not oppose the withdrawal, describing it as a form of reprieve, although he expressed concern about the re-arrest.
“The proper way as I indicated is to undertake painstaking investigations and not to hurriedly lump the accused persons before the court and all that.
“We have seen in this country the manifestation of gross abuse of prosecutorial discretion. When accused persons are before the court, cases have concluded, they have been adjudged to have a case to answer by a court of competent jurisdiction, the A-G comes to discontinue and puts before the court a new set of accused persons who are all NPP appointees.
“Without any evidence at all, he undertakes the prosecution and then discontinues…We live to see,” Dame noted.
Background
Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni together with Richard Sam-Asante, The Aludiba Foundation, and Energy Partners Limited were facing a total of 21 counts.
The offences included stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, conspiracy, and the intentional dissipation of public funds, all contrary to provisions of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
Per the charge sheet, Mr Aludiba, while serving as CEO of NAFCO between February 2017 and February 2025, is alleged to have diverted over GH¢50.8 million from the company’s funds, purportedly paid to a supplier, Sawtina Enterprise.
He is further accused of fraudulently transferring an additional GH¢5.49 million to Aludiba Enterprise, a business he personally owned, under the guise of supplying foodstuffs to the state company.
His co-accused, Faiza Seidu Wuni, is alleged to have laundered over GH¢13.2 million through her company, Fa-Hausa Ventures, and to have caused a financial loss of GH¢4.4 million through transactions with NAFCO under the business name Alqarni Enterprise.
The charge sheet also implicates The Aludiba Foundation and Energy Partners Limited, both linked to Hanan Abdul-Wahab, for their alleged involvement in laundering and receiving proceeds from the unlawful transactions.
The Attorney-General’s Office says the alleged offences resulted in significant financial losses to the Republic.
By Deborah Mensah
