Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority
The accused persons will be arraigned before the High Court on July 23
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, as well as six other individuals and three companies, for their alleged involvement in a GH¢280 million extortion and money laundering scheme.
According to the OSP, the accused persons will be arraigned before the High Court (Criminal Division 3) in Accra on Wednesday, 23 July 2025.
All 10 accused persons are currently on OSP inquiry bail.
The case follows months of investigations into alleged corruption at the NPA.
A charge sheet signed by the OSP’s Director of Prosecutions, Dr Isidore Tufuor, and filed on July 16, 2025, outlines 25 counts, including:
Conspiracy to Commit Extortion by a Public Officer (Sections 23(1) and 239(1)&(3) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 – Act 29)
Extortion by a Public Officer
Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering (Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 – Act 1044)
Money Laundering
The OSP alleges that between December 2022 and December 2024, Dr Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah (Coordinator of the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund – UPPF), and Wendy Newman (NPA Audit Department staff) used their positions to extort GH¢280,516,127.19 from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies without any lawful mandate.
The investigations further revealed that the illicit funds were laundered through three companies; Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited, allegedly owned or managed by some of the accused persons.
According to the OSP, the money was used to:
Purchase and construct houses.
Acquire trucks for an oil distribution business, and
Build fuel stations – all aimed at concealing the illegal proceeds.
The OSP also stated that Osei Tutu Adjei, a director of one of the accused companies, is currently on the run.
Full list of accused persons
1. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid – Former CEO of the NPA
2. Jacob Kwamina Amuah – Coordinator, UPPF; Managing Director of Propnest, Kel Logistics, and Kings Energy
3. Wendy Newman – NPA staff
4. Albert Ankrah – Director, Kel Logistics Limited
5. Isaac Mensah – Director, Kel Logistics Limited
6. Bright Bediako-Mensah – Director, Kel Logistics and Kings Energy Limited
7. Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah – Director, Kings Energy Limited
8. Propnest Limited
9. Kel Logistics Limited
10. Kings Energy Limited
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