The legal team representing Paul Adom-Otchere, former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has clarified that their client has not been formally charged with any offense by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). According to lawyer Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, while 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 offenses. So, as we speak, Mr. Adom-Otchere has not been charged with any specific offense known to our criminal laws,” Anane Agyei said.
This clarification comes after Adom-Otchere was released from custody upon meeting revised bail conditions, with the Jospong Group of Companies acting as surety. 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.
