A member of the legal team representing former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has clarified that his client has not been formally charged with any offence by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 1, lawyer Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei stated that while Mr. Adom-Otchere has been cautioned, no specific charges have been filed under Ghanaian criminal law.
“As I speak to you, he has not been officially charged by the OSP. He has been cautioned and informed that the OSP is investigating suspected offences. So, as we speak, Mr. Adom-Otchere has not been charged with any specific offence known to our criminal laws,” Anane Agyei said.
His clarification comes after Mr. Adom-Otchere was released from custody upon meeting revised bail conditions. The new terms, reportedly secured through the Jospong Group of Companies acting as surety, were agreed upon following negotiations between his legal team and the OSP.
Mr. Adom-Otchere had earlier been detained after failing to meet initial bail requirements, citing a lack of landed property in Ghana. He is being investigated in relation to a revenue assurance contract allegedly awarded without full approval from the GACL Board.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Airports Company Limited has terminated the controversial contract with Evatex Logistics Limited, which had been the subject of months of public scrutiny and investigations by the OSP.
The Managing Director of GACL, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, formally announced the termination in a letter dated July 28, 2025, addressed to Evatex. The contract, which was signed on December 4, 2024, is set to end on August 27, 2025.
According to the termination letter, no evidence of revenue concealment was uncovered during Evatex’s operations at the cargo section of Kotoka International Airport. As a result, GACL has not made any payments to the company.
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