By Lawrence Odoom
The Office of the Attorney General has formally discontinued criminal proceedings against former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCo) Chief Executive, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and four co-accused persons, citing the emergence of new material evidence.
Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, confirmed the withdrawal on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, stating that the decision was taken to uphold the constitutional imperatives of fairness and expeditious justice.
“Following the discovery of fresh evidence, we have, a while ago, withdrawn from the prosecution of all the Accused Persons in the case of THE REPUBLIC v HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA and 4 OTHERS,” Justice Srem-Sai announced in a Facebook post.
He emphasized that the discontinuance was necessary to safeguard due process and protect the fundamental rights of the accused.
“This is to afford each of the Accused Persons a fair and speedy trial in accordance with the Constitution,” he added.
Background of the Case
Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, Faiza Seidu Wuni, Richard Sam-Asante, the Aludiba Foundation, and Energy Partners Limited previously faced a 21-count indictment encompassing charges of stealing, money laundering, conspiracy to commit crime, defrauding by false pretences, and wilful dissipation of public funds. The charges were brought under the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
Prosecutors had alleged that between February 2017 and February 2025, while at the helm of NAFCo, Abdul-Wahab orchestrated the diversion of over GH¢50.8 million through payments to Sawtina Enterprise, an entity described as a purported supplier.
He was further accused of channeling GH¢5.49 million to Aludiba Enterprise, a company allegedly under his ownership, under the pretext of supplying food commodities to the state buffer stock agency.
Faiza Seidu Wuni stood accused of laundering upwards of GH¢13.2 million via Fa-Hausa Ventures, and of occasioning a financial loss of GH¢4.4 million to the state through transactions connected to Alqarni Enterprise in its dealings with NAFCo.
Both the Aludiba Foundation and Energy Partners Limited were cited in the charge sheet for allegedly receiving or facilitating the laundering of proceeds emanating from the impugned transactions.
The Attorney General’s Office has consistently maintained that the alleged conduct inflicted substantial financial losses on the state.