Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan Aludiba, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, have been dragged back before the court over fresh allegations of theft, fraud, abuse of office and money laundering involving more than GH¢60 million.
According to court documents, prosecutors allege that between February 2017 and February 2025, Hanan unlawfully diverted about GH¢50.8 million from NAFCO through suspicious payments purportedly made to a supplier identified as James Tieku-Apawu, trading as Sawtina Enterprise, for the purchase of food items.
The prosecution argues that the transactions were fraudulent and amounted to stealing and abuse of public office for personal gain.
The state further alleges that the former NAFCO boss authorised additional payments exceeding GH¢3.34 million to Alqarni Enterprise, a company prosecutors claim is owned by his wife, under the guise of food supply transactions between September 2018 and August 2019. Investigators contend the transactions were fictitious and caused financial loss to the state.
Faiza Seidu Wuni is facing separate charges including defrauding by false pretence, dishonestly receiving and money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
Prosecutors claim she falsely represented that her company had supplied food items to NAFCO and allegedly received more than GH¢3.34 million from the state agency.
The latest prosecution comes shortly after earlier legal proceedings involving the couple were withdrawn, only for them to be re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), a move that sparked controversy and criticism from their lawyers.
Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, who is representing Hanan, earlier accused investigators of denying the accused persons access to legal counsel and refusing them bail despite existing court processes. He also described the conduct of the prosecution as “pre-trial torture and harassment”.
The Attorney General’s office, however, appears determined to continue with the prosecution as investigations and legal proceedings intensify over the alleged scandal.
