Abdul-Wahab Hannan, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), will remain in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for at least another night as officials review the two sureties provided for his bail.
Mr. Hannan was arrested on June 25 alongside his wife in connection with alleged financial misconduct. While his wife has since secured release on a GH¢30 million bail, he has yet to meet all requirements tied to his GH¢60 million bail package.
On Thursday, July 3, a group of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members and loyalists of the former CEO gathered at EOCO headquarters to demand his release.
NPP National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, criticized the bail conditions, describing them as excessively harsh and a tactic being used to detain Hannan unjustly.
He referenced the case of Martin Kpebu v. The Republic of Ghana to argue that all offences, including serious ones like murder, are legally bailable.
“When bail terms are made practically impossible to meet, it becomes a constitutional violation,” he argued. “This is clearly a backdoor method of keeping someone in custody — pretending to offer bail while making it unachievable. It’s as if the government offers the head, but still holds onto the tail.”
Mustapha called the move a troubling trend in the current administration’s handling of justice and due
