{"id":1159280,"date":"2022-07-26T15:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T15:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/persons-culpable-in-%c2%a210m-nda-signature-forgery-case-will-be-charged-special-prosecutor\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T15:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T15:59:58","slug":"persons-culpable-in-%c2%a210m-nda-signature-forgery-case-will-be-charged-special-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/persons-culpable-in-%c2%a210m-nda-signature-forgery-case-will-be-charged-special-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Persons culpable in \u00a210m NDA signature forgery case will be charged \u2013 Special Prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kissi-696x870.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Special Prosecutor\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kissi Agyebeng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has warned that it will prosecute all persons found culpable in alleged offences regarding the award of a contract by the Northern Development Authority (NDA).<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday, the OSP said it started investigations into the alleged corruption on June 30 into the \u00a210 million signature forgery case.<\/p>\n<p>Kissi Agyabeng\u2019s office was petitioned by a private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu to investigate accusations of irregularities at the NDA.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a former NDA CEO\u2019s petition to the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, over a fraud issue involving his successor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Dr Sulemana Anamzoya, in the petition, accused his successor, Sumaila Abdul Rahman, of fraudulently falsifying figures and forging his signature to cash in a \u00a210,400,000 contract.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kpebu\u2019s petition called on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, to launch a full-blown investigation into the development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the circumstances kindly investigate the cases presented above in accordance with your mandate as by law stipulated in the Office of Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) to save mother Ghana the millions of Ghana Cedis we risk losing,\u201d he said in his petition.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a month after his petition, the OSP has stated that as of now, it has granted bail to some officials who were earlier invited for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 1 July 2022, the Special Prosecutor directed the Controller and Accountant General to immediately freeze payments arising from the contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Special Prosecutor has invited the Coordinator for Special Initiatives at the Jubilee House and several serving officers,  the Chief Executive, and relevant past officers of the NDA and officers of A&#038;Qs Consortium for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the invited persons have been placed on bail,\u201d portions of the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll persons deemed culpable by the Special Prosecutor for corruption and corruption-related offence(s) would be charged and arraigned before the High Court for prosecution,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17FDlZzK0ZeI_tIhJQrNC_XV8F-YMLvMk\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"fXQtCvQ4rIU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Techiman Insecurity: MCE denies ritual killings in the municipality - Premtobre Kasee (26-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fXQtCvQ4rIU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kissi Agyebeng The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has warned that it will prosecute all persons found culpable in alleged offences regarding the award of a contract by the Northern Development Authority (NDA). 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