Bawumia Faces OSP Petition Over 300 Pickup Vehicle Funding Claims

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been petitioned to investigate former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over alleged corruption, illicit enrichment, and breaches of Ghana’s political financing laws.

In a petition dated 15th September 2025, signed by Solomon Owusu with legal representation from Andrew Appiah-Danquah, Esq. and Edwin Godwin Buckman, the petitioners referenced Dr. Bawumia’s own public declarations that he personally procured over 300 pickup vehicles for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and raised unprecedented campaign funds.

According to the complaint, these statements raise serious concerns about the source of the funds, the legality of the transactions, and potential abuse of public office.

The petition argues that Dr. Bawumia’s claims create legitimate public doubt about the origin of his financial resources, possible conflicts of interest, and potential violations of the Political Parties Act.

Citing the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), the Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574), the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044), the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the petitioners called for a thorough probe.

They specifically requested the OSP to:

• Investigate the origin of the funds used to acquire the vehicles.
• Conduct a forensic audit of the purchases.
• Require Dr. Bawumia to make a sworn declaration of the amounts expended and their sources.

The petition further urged the OSP to establish whether public or illicit funds were involved and to publish its findings in the interest of transparency and accountability.

“The Office of the Special Prosecutor was created to protect the Republic from precisely this type of suspected high-level corruption,” the petition concluded.