Broadcaster and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, says he has received calls from concerned individuals warning that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) intends to arrest and detain him as punishment for his recent criticisms of the institution and its head.
Speaking in a Facebook video on Thursday, Mr Adom-Otchere said, “Everybody is telling me that Kissi [Agyebeng] wants to arrest you and keep you there for the weekend to teach you a lesson, because you’ve been talking about him… Well, that’s up to him. If that’s what he uses the state authority for, it’s entirely up to him.”
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has officially invited the journalist for questioning over his alleged involvement in a corruption-related investigation concerning a revenue assurance audit contract between the GACL and a private firm, EvaTex Logistics Limited.
In a letter dated July 25, 2025, the OSP identified Mr Adom-Otchere as a suspect and directed him to report to its South Ridge offices on Thursday, July 31, at 3:00 p.m.
Confirming receipt of the summons, Mr Adom-Otchere said his lawyers from Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. had requested a rescheduling of the meeting to Monday, August 4, due to ongoing court commitments in Kumasi. However, the OSP rejected the request and insisted on the original appointment.
“The Office cannot, unfortunately, accept the proposed alternative date,” the OSP’s response read. “Failure to appear as directed may amount to obstruction or non-cooperation, and the Office reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, including compulsion measures.”
Reacting to this, Mr Adom-Otchere suggested that the insistence on the original date was part of a deliberate move to detain him. “Every lawyer is telling me, look, they want you to come at 3 o’clock, and then they will detain you. They may arrest you. They will say, go and bring this. They will say bail,” he stated.
He questioned the basis of the OSP’s interest in him, given that the contract in question was signed by the GACL management after his tenure as Board Chairman had ended. He emphasised that the board, under his leadership, had only directed management to explore ways to raise non-aeronautical revenue, but had made it clear that the company would not pay for any audit services.
“They [EvaTex] were told, and I in particular said it at the board meeting, that we can’t pay any money. The Ghana Airports Company cannot pay you any money at all to do this work. You have to find your own money to do the audit,” he said.
Mr Adom-Otchere explained that the company’s management later dealt with EvaTex and presented a proposal to the board, seeking to give the firm 20% of any additional revenue it could help generate. The board, he said, reduced the proposed share to 16% and instructed management to conduct due diligence and proceed in line with public procurement procedures.
“I didn’t even know that the contract was signed,” he said, adding that he only learnt of the contract’s execution through investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, who contacted him about two weeks ago.
He further expressed concern over what he described as a pattern of media leaks by the OSP meant to “create the impression that you have done something wrong.”
“They [OSP] sent us the letter, and quickly leaked it to the media. This is what he [Special Prosecutor] does all the time—leak to the media to try and create the impression,” Mr Adom-Otchere alleged.
He also criticised what he described as a “witch-hunt” by the OSP and questioned the relevance of dragging a former Board Chairman into a matter he believes squarely concerns GACL management.
“If the management is doing a contract, they are doing their PPA contracts. Under the law, they don’t come to the board unless the threshold requires it. There are many contracts that management executes that the board doesn’t know about—and that’s normal,” he said.
Despite the mounting concerns, Mr Adom-Otchere confirmed that he would honour the OSP’s directive and appear for questioning, accompanied by legal counsel. “We are going there with my lawyer, and then we’ll be there to answer the questions. I’ll let you know what happens,” he concluded.
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