Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, who is currently being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in the GH¢291 million NPA case, has reportedly filed an application in court seeking the release of his passport.
According to the OSP, the embattled former NPA boss is requesting the release of his passport to enable him to undertake an urgent political assignment in Canada.
The OSP stated that it has opposed the application, which is scheduled to be heard by the court on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
“The Criminal High Court is scheduled to hear, on 13 November, an application filed by the first accused person, Dr Mustapha Hamid, seeking the release of his passport in the ongoing GH¢291 million case involving allegations of extortion, abuse of office, and money laundering against him and nine (9) others in connection with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).
“Dr Hamid contends that the release of his passport is necessary to enable him to travel to Canada to attend a political engagement. The Republic, however, has opposed the application,” the OSP stated in an update on the case shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
As part of his bail conditions, Dr Abdul-Hamid was ordered by the court to surrender his passport. He was also placed on the OSP’s stop list, preventing him from using any of the country’s exit points to leave Ghana.
The OSP has filed 54 criminal charges against several top former and current NPA officials, along with associated business entities, for alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering.
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The case, titled The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Ors (Cr/0603/2025), involves allegations of financial malfeasance totalling over GH¢291.5 million and US$332,407.47.
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A report released by the OSP on October 19, 2025, alleged that officials of the state agency engaged in large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering.
The accused persons are alleged to have extorted vast sums of money in both local and foreign currencies from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies while performing their official duties.
The proceeds were reportedly laundered through various means, including the acquisition of properties and the establishment of business entities, in an attempt to conceal the illicit origins of the funds.
The ten accused persons named in the charge sheet are:
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid
Jacob Kwamina Amuah
Wendy Newman
Albert Ankrah
Isaac Mensah
Bright Bediako-Mensah
Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah
Propnest Limited
Kel Logistics Limited
Kings Energy Limited
In connection with the trial, assets valued at over GH¢100 million have been seized and frozen by the state.
These assets include a range of properties believed to have been acquired using the alleged illicit funds, such as:
Vehicles, including tanker trucks
Fuel stations
Houses and apartments
Parcels of land
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