The High Court of Ghana is expected to deliver judgment today in the protracted corruption trial involving former officials of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and other accused persons.
The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on Thursday, April 23.
The case, The Republic v. Sumaila Abdul Rahman & 3 Others, has been before the court for nearly four years. It centres on allegations of corruption and related offences arising from procurement activities under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP).
The accused include Sumaila Abdul-Rahman, former Chief Executive Officer of the NDA; Stephen Yir-Eru Engmen, former Deputy CEO (Operations); Patrick Seidu, former Deputy CEO (Finance and Administration); and Andrew Kuundaari, Chief Executive Officer of A&QS Consortium Ltd.
During the trial, a submission of no case filed by the defence was dismissed by the court. An appeal challenging that ruling was subsequently rejected by the Court of Appeal of Ghana in a unanimous decision, thereby allowing proceedings to continue to their conclusion.
With the defence having closed its case and final addresses submitted, the court is now poised to deliver its judgment in a matter that has attracted sustained public attention.
