Paul Adom-Otchere Secures Bail After Jospong Group Intervention
- The Jospong Group of Companies has helped Paul Adom-Otchere meet his bail conditions
- He was charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into a revenue assurance contract at the Ghana Airports Company Limited
- Adom-Otchere is a broadcaster and the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited
The Jospong Group of Companies has stepped in to secure bail for Paul Adom-Otchere following his controversial detention by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, per Graphic Online reports.
Adom-Otchere, the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, spent overnight in custody after failing to meet initial bail conditions set by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which were described as too stringent.
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In a statement, the office said it accepted revised bail conditions proposed by Adom-Otchere's lawyers.
He was initially required to present two landed properties registered in his name as part of the bail conditions on July 31.
Adom-Otchere was detained alongside Otchere Kwame Baffour Awuah, Group Executive for Commercial Services at Ghana Airports Company Limited, and Albert Adjetey Adjei-Laryea, the CEO of Devnest Systems.
They have been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into a revenue assurance contract at the Ghana Airports Company Limited.
The investigation is about alleged procurement breaches involving the award of a sole-sourced contract to a private firm reportedly owned by the proprietor of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd.
The Special Prosecutor is investigating whether the contract was awarded without proper Board approval and in violation of procurement procedures.
The two other accused individuals are cooperating with the investigation, though their detention status has not been officially disclosed.
How Adom-Otchere's lawyers reacted to bail
Adom-Otchere's lawyer, Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, said the initial bail conditions set by the Office of the Special Prosecutor as unreasonable and punitive.
Agyei accused the special prosecutor of trying to prolong the detention.
“The shocking fact is that while taking the profile of the suspect, the suspect indicated that he does not own any landed property, and so for the OSP to set two landed properties in his name, precedent for his bail condition, it is essentially concluding to hang him and detain him. We find the bail condition very unreasonable."
Strategic Mobilisation Limited already under scrutiny
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has already arrested multiple persons as part of its ongoing investigation into suspected corruption in the revenue assurance contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd.
According to a statement, the most recent arrests included the CEO of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd, Evans Adusei; Philip Mensah, former Deputy Commissioner (Legal) at Ghana Revenue Authority, now serving as Legal Consultant to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd; Kofi Nti, former Commissioner-General of Ghana Revenue Authority; and Joseph Kuruk and Faustina Adjorkor, both officials of the Public Procurement Authority.
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MD of Ghana Airport invited for questioning
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, was reportedly invited for questioning by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
This was disclosed on Facebook by award-winning Ghanaian investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni.
According to him, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare will appear before the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, on Monday, August 4, 2025.
Source: YEN.com.gh
