Former Chief Government Officer of the Nationwide Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has vehemently denied corruption costs filed towards him by the Workplace of the Particular Prosecutor (OSP) in reference to an alleged GH₵280 million extortion and cash laundering scandal.
An announcement issued by his authorized group, dated 17 July and signed by Hanifa Yahaya, Esq, categorically refuted the allegations levelled by the OSP, emphasising Dr Abdul-Hamid’s readiness to vigorously contest the fees in court docket.
Dr Abdul-Hamid, together with six (6) different people and three (3) firms, faces a complete of 25 costs, together with extortion by a public officer and cash laundering. These costs observe investigations launched by the OSP in late 2024.
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In accordance with the OSP, between 2022 and December 2024, the primary three accused people—allegedly appearing below the guise of official duties—engineered a felony operation by way of which they extorted GH₵280,516,127.19 from petroleum transporters and oil advertising firms.
The OSP claims that the scheme was initiated by Dr Abdul-Hamid and executed by co-accused individuals Amuah and Newman, regardless of having no authorized foundation. It’s alleged to be a blatant abuse of their positions throughout the NPA.
Additional, the OSP asserts that from the extorted quantity, Amuah personally handed GH₵24 million in money to Dr Abdul-Hamid between January and December 2024. Moreover, GH₵227.2 million was reportedly channelled by way of Newman, below Amuah’s route, for additional disbursement.
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Nonetheless, Dr Abdul-Hamid’s authorized group questioned the consistency and credibility of the OSP’s evolving allegations, referencing an earlier press convention in February 2025. On the time, the OSP had accused their shopper of embezzling GH₵1.3 billion from the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF).
They challenged the drastic revision of each the fees and the quantity concerned:
That, we additional observe that the allegation has now modified from (i) embezzlement from the UPPF, (ii) mismanagement of the UPPF, (iii) procurement breaches to the present one, which is extortion of funds from unnamed victims. And, the quantity concerned within the allegations towards our shopper has additionally modified from GHS1.3 billion to GHS280 million.
The authorized group additionally dismissed claims that Dr Abdul-Hamid was the mastermind behind the alleged extortion scheme:
That, our shopper categorically denies initiating or being concerned in any extortion scheme, both straight or not directly, in any kind or method. And additional denies receiving any private profit from any such alleged extortion.
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They maintained that in his four-year tenure as NPA boss, Dr Abdul-Hamid discharged his duties with “utmost integrity and competence”, noting that:
The web is replete with constructive testimonies from business gamers of our shopper’s sterling management of the NPA.
In the meantime, Dr Abdul-Hamid and the 9 (9) different accused individuals are scheduled to seem earlier than the Felony Division 3 of the Accra Excessive Courtroom on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, to reply to the fees.
