The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed that Paul Adom-Otchere, former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has been granted bail after the Jospong Group of Companies stepped in to meet the revised bail conditions.
Adom-Otchere was initially detained by the OSP for failing to meet the initial bail requirements, which included providing two landed properties worth an unspecified amount, registered in his name. However, he informed the OSP that he did not own any landed property in Ghana, leading to his detention.
The OSP had charged Adom-Otchere and two others, Otchere Kwame Baffour Awuah and Albert Adjetey Adjei-Laryea, in connection with a controversial revenue assurance contract between GACL and a private firm linked to the proprietor of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML). The investigation led by the OSP is probing possible procurement breaches, including a sole-sourced contract awarded to a company not approved by the GACL Board.
Despite the ongoing investigation, the OSP has accepted a new bail arrangement proposed by the Jospong Group, with the conglomerate acting as surety for Adom-Otchere. This development suggests that the investigation is entering a new phase.
The acceptance of the new bail arrangement marks a significant development in the case, which has been ongoing for some time. The involvement of the Jospong Group in securing Adom-Otchere’s bail may indicate a shift in the dynamics of the investigation, but the details of the case remain under wraps.
