The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has issued a warning that it will pursue legal action against anyone found responsible for alleged offences related to the Northern Development Authority’s [NDA] awarding of a contract.
In a statement issued on Monday, the OSP said it started investigations into the alleged ¢10 million signature forgery case on June 30.
Mr Kissi Agyebeng’s office was petitioned by a private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu to investigate accusations of irregularities at the NDA.
This comes after a former NDA CEO petitioned Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of Staff, regarding a fraud concern concerning his successor.
Dr Sulemana Anamzoya, in the petition, accused his successor, Sumaila Abdul Rahman, of falsifying figures and forging his signature to cash in a ¢10,400,000 contract.
Mr Martin Kpebu’s petition called on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to launch a full-blown investigation into the development.
“In the circumstances, kindly investigate the cases presented above by your mandate as by law stipulated in the Office of Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) to save mother Ghana the millions of Ghana Cedis we risk losing,” he said in his petition.
“On 1 July 2022, the Special Prosecutor directed the Controller and Accountant General to immediately freeze payments arising from the contract.
