President Akufo-Addo has pardoned William Ato Essien, the founder of defunct Capital Bank, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour by an Accra High Court in December 2023.
He was jailed for his inability to pay back to the state GH¢90 million, which he was said to have stolen from the bank.
This was contained in a statement from the office of the President and cited by mybrytfmonline.
There are other personalities ho were also pardoned.
Below is the statement:
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma