The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr Agyenim Boateng Adjei, and his brother-in-law, Mr Francis Kwaku Arhin, were arraigned before a High Court (Criminal Court 3 Division) on, Wednesday, 25, May 2022.
The former PPA Boss was being suspended by the president in the wake of an investigative report alleging improper conduct on his side and has since been referred to relevant authorities for two separate probes.
He was according to an investigative documentary was found engaging in acts of selling government contracts using a private company.
His company, Talents Discovery Limited, had been awarded contracts from across key government institutions and they were reported to be demanding cuts from contractors.
He admitted to the journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, that he was a 50% shareholder of the said company but added that he had duly declared his interests to the PPA board.
The two pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of use of public office for profit, a charge that comes under the realm of the office of the Special Prosecutor.
The Court thus admitted them to a bail sum of GH¢5 million with 2 sureties each. The sureties are each to deposit their national IDs with the Court’s registry.
Mr Agyenim Boateng has also been ordered to deposit his passport with the court until the final determination of the case.
Francis Kwaku Arhin, on the other hand, has been allowed to retain his passport on compassionate grounds.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
