Dr Tony Aidoo, a former Senior Presidential Aide and Head of the Policy Evaluation and Oversight Unit, has fired shots at the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.
According to Tony Aidoo, Kissi Agyebeng talks big and does not know what he is doing.
Tony Aidoo accused the OSP of lacking competence as he is unable to get the results that his office demands by securing meaningful corruption-related convictions.
Speaking on Joy News on Thursday, July 17, Tony Aidoo stated, “So far, we have had the Attorney General, in the quest to be transparent, bring out some steps he has taken to bring certain people to book, but we have not seen any prosecution yet. And I don’t trust the Special Prosecutor”.
“He talks big and small. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. He is a shame. He has never succeeded in any prosecution on corruption, so what are we paying him for?” Dr. Aidoo queried.
He added, “If you build up your case, the judges will not ignore the evidence. But if you fail to provide convincing evidence, then you won’t get anything. I don’t think he is building his cases well; he talks too much.”
Tony Aidoo further revealed he will advise Kissi Agyebeng to “talk less and do well.”
His comment comes on the back of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) charging Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the former Chief Executive Officer of the NPA and 9 others.
According to the OSP statement, Mustapha Hamid and the 9 others have been charged in a GHC280 million extortion and money laundering scheme at the NPA.
The OSP charged seven individuals and three companies in the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) GHC280m scandal.
The OSP charges stem from alleged fraud at the NPA between 2022 and December 2024.
Mustapha Hamid, Amuah, and Newman gas been alleged to have used their office to siphon GHC280,516,127.19 from petroleum transporters and oil marketing companies.
The former NPA CEO has been fingered as the mastermind and was executed by Amuah and Newman without any legal mandate.
The accused Individuals and Companies are as follows
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid – Former CEO, NPA
Jacob Kwamina Amuah – Coordinator, Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF), and MD of Propnest, Kel Logistics, and Kings Energy
Wendy Newman – Staff, NPA
Albert Ankrah – Director, Kel Logistics Limited
Isaac Mensah – Director, Kel Logistics Limited
Bright Bediako-Mensah – Director, Kel Logistics and Kings Energy Limited
Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah – Director, Kings Energy Limited
Propnest Limited
Kel Logistics Limited
Kings Energy Limited
The accused person and corporate entities are facing 25 counts, including Extortion by a Public Officer, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and Money Laundering.
The OSP also revealed that a director of Kel Logistics Limited, Osei Tutu Adjei, is on the run.
The apprehended individuals are set to appear before the High Court criminal division in Accra.
