The Office of the Special Prosecutor has charged the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority, Mr Sumaila Abdul-Rahman and his two deputies for influencing a procurement decision.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor has charged Mr Stephen Yir-eru Engmen , Mr Patrick Seidu, the Chief Executive, the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) and Deputy Chief Executive (Finance and Administration) respectively, of the Northern Development Authority and the Chief Executives of A&QS Consortium Limited Mr Andrew Kuundaari for conspiracy to, directly and indirectly, influence the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract”.
According to a statement issued and signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng today, the four; Mr Sumaila Abdul-Rahman , Mr Stephen Yir-eru Engmen , Mr Patrick Seidu and Mr Andrew Kuundaari have been charged with a further count each of directly and indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract while Mr Stephen Yir-eru Engmen has been charged with a further two counts of the same offense.
The four persons will be arranged before the High Court Criminal Division, Tamale on Tuesday 31st January 2023.
