By: Ashiadey Dotse
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended the charges in the ongoing case involving the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others, increasing the counts from 25 to 54 following new evidence uncovered during investigations.
The case, titled The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others (Cr/0603/2025), is being heard in court this morning. The accused persons, including senior NPA officials and representatives of private companies, are facing fresh charges of large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering.
In a Facebook post on Monday, October 20, 2025, the OSP alleged that the offences involve a total of GH¢291,574,087.19 and US$332,407.47. Investigators say the accused extorted money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the guise of official duties, and later laundered the funds through property and business investments to conceal their illegal origins.
The accused persons named in the case include Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, and Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, as well as three companies — Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
Meanwhile, assets worth over GH¢100 million — including fuel stations, houses, apartments, tanker trucks, and parcels of land — have been seized or frozen pending the outcome of the trial.
The OSP says investigations are still ongoing as prosecutors continue to uncover more evidence in what has become one of the most high-profile corruption cases in Ghana’s petroleum sector.
