The Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice has refiled criminal charges against Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited, following what prosecutors describe as fresh evidence in an ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of public funds.
The latest prosecution comes weeks after the Attorney General’s Department withdrew an earlier case against Aludiba and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, explaining at the time that investigators had uncovered new material evidence which required a review of the original charges and the preparation of an expanded case.
That new evidence has now become central to a fresh twenty count charge sheet filed before the High Court in Accra under docket number CR/0530/2026, dated May 15, 2026.
At the heart of the renewed prosecution is an allegation that the former NAFCO boss fraudulently obtained GHS 734,400 from the state agency as rent allowance using what investigators describe as false claims and forged supporting documents.
New Rent Claim Evidence Emerges
According to court documents filed by the Attorney General, Aludiba is accused of submitting a rent claim shortly after assuming office as Chief Executive Officer of NAFCO in 2017.
Prosecutors allege that he requested payment of Seven Hundred and Thirty four Thousand, Four Hundred Ghana cedis, being the cedi equivalent of One Hundred and Twenty Seven Thousand, Five Hundred United States dollars, purportedly as rent covering the period from May 2017 to May 2019.
The charge sheet states that the claim was linked to a property identified as Plot 2.51, Cayman, located within the Chain Homes Estate at Tse Addo in Accra.
However, investigators say subsequent inquiries uncovered major inconsistencies in the claim. According to the Attorney General’s brief facts, “for the two years that A1 received the said rent, he never lived in Plot 2.51, Cayman. He lived elsewhere.”
The prosecution further alleges that the property in question was not even completed until 2020, three years after the rent allowance had already been paid. Investigators also claim that the documentation submitted in support of the rent application “was not genuine.”
Based on these findings, Aludiba now faces charges of defrauding by false pretence and wilfully causing financial loss to the Republic in relation to the rent claim alone.
Earlier Charges Expanded
The fresh prosecution goes far beyond the rent allowance allegations. Court documents show that prosecutors have retained and expanded earlier allegations involving the alleged diversion of more than GHS 70 million belonging to NAFCO.
Aludiba is accused of stealing approximately GHS 50.88 million while allegedly authorising payments from NAFCO accounts to James Tieku Apawu, a regional manager of the company who operates under the business name Sawtina Enterprise.
The prosecution alleges that the payments were made under the pretext of foodstuff purchases but instead resulted in personal financial gain. One of the charges accuses the former CEO of abusing his public office for private benefit in the sum of GHS 50,879,210.
He is also accused of wilfully causing the state agency to suffer the same amount in losses.
Wife Reinstated As Co-Accused
Aludiba’s wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, has also been reintroduced as the second accused person in the case. According to prosecutors, between September 2018 and August 2019, NAFCO allegedly transferred GHS 3.34 million to Alqarni Enterprise, a business registered in her name.
The Attorney General alleges that the payments were made on the representation that food supplies had been delivered to NAFCO. Court documents accuse Wuni of defrauding by false pretence, dishonestly receiving public funds, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss to the Republic.
The prosecution also alleges that Aludiba used his position as Chief Executive Officer to facilitate those transactions, thereby securing private benefit for his household.
Private Businesses Under Investigation
Investigators say Aludiba maintained several private business interests while serving as NAFCO Chief Executive. Court filings identify one of those entities as Aludiba Enterprise, another as The Aludiba Foundation, and a third as FA Hausa Company Limited, jointly owned with his wife.
Another company, Energy Partners Limited, in which prosecutors say Aludiba owns eighty percent of the shares, has also become part of the criminal case. The Attorney General alleges that in July 2022, Aludiba caused NAFCO to pay GHS 251,050 to Energy Partners Limited, a company he owned and controlled.
Prosecutors have described the transaction as intentional misapplication of public funds, stealing, money laundering, and abuse of public office for profit.
NAFCO And Public Responsibility
In its statement of facts, the prosecution placed special emphasis on NAFCO’s national role. The Attorney General described the company as a strategic food security agency established to buy, store, and distribute food supplies for public use.
Court documents also noted that in 2017, the government assigned NAFCO the responsibility of supplying food for the Free Senior High School programme. According to the prosecution, “the feeding of school kids, thus, largely depends on how NAFCO funds are spent.”
The Attorney General added, “If he spent judiciously, school kids would be fed. If he did not, they starved.” The statement forms a key part of the state’s argument that the alleged misuse of NAFCO resources had consequences beyond financial loss.
Case Returns To Court
The refiling of charges marks a major development in one of Ghana’s most closely watched corruption prosecutions. By recharging the former NAFCO boss after earlier withdrawing the original case, the Attorney General appears determined to test the new evidence in court and broaden the scope of the prosecution.
The case is expected to proceed before the High Court in Accra in the coming weeks, where both accused persons will answer to the expanded charges.
For now, the fresh rent allowance allegation has added a new dimension to an already complex case involving public procurement, conflict of interest, alleged abuse of office, and the management of state resources.
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