Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine has implicated that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company, Abdul-Wahab Hannan in financial malfeasance.
According to Dr. Ayine, investigators have uncovered a complex money-laundering scheme involving suspicious transfers exceeding GHS40.5 million through a company identified as Sawtina Enterprise, allegedly connected to the former CEO.
The revelations form part of the Government Accountability Series, an initiative launched by the Presidential Communications Directorate to keep the public informed on ongoing anti-corruption efforts and asset recovery initiatives.
Details released by the Presidency indicate that Abdul-Wahab Hannan used the proceeds of crime to acquire multiple high-value properties across the country. Among them is a five-bedroom house at Chain Homes worth $1.625 million, a three-bedroom house at Cantonments valued at $600,000, and plots of land at Airport Development estimated at $750,000.
Further investigations revealed a 17-bedroom boutique hotel at Gumani in Tamale valued at $250,000, alongside a four-bedroom bungalow at Dworwulu in Accra, reportedly purchased for GHS4,142,451. The former executive is also said to have acquired a 0.32-acre government land for GHS307,200.
