AG withdraws all charges against former Buffer Stock CEO, wife and others

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has withdrawn all charges against the accused persons in the Buffer Stock case.

The accused, former NAFCO CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan, his wife Faiza Wuni, and three others, were facing 24 charges over the alleged theft and laundering of more than GH¢78 million in public funds.

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According to a report by TheLawPlatform on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the AG’s move follows procedural setbacks suffered in previous proceedings.

The first accused person, Abdul-Wahab Hanan, was represented by Godfred Yeboah Dame, while the counsel for the second accused person was Augustine Obour.

Background

The charges, filed at the High Court in Accra on October 28, 2025, spanned multiple offences, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretence, fraudulently and intentionally causing financial loss to the Republic, using public office for profit, and the intentional dissipation of public funds.

Under the count of stealing, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba was accused of stealing GH¢50,879,210 from the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO) under the guise of payments to Sawtina Enterprise.

Also, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and Richard Sam-Asante allegedly caused NAFCO to lose GH¢50,879,210 through fraudulent payments to Sawtina Enterprise.

Faiza Seidu Wuni allegedly received GH¢13,213,501.52 from Hanan, knowing it was proceeds of crime.

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Faiza allegedly took GH¢500,000 from Sawtina Enterprise, knowing it was criminally obtained.

Faiza and Hanan allegedly used GH¢16,493,501.52 in the FA-Hausa Ventures account, knowing it was acquired through criminal means.

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