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Stephen Opuni

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) who was tried for about seven years on 27 counts over fertiliser procurement and was acquitted and discharged in January 2025 after the Attorney-General withdrew the charges.

Latest ruling source 22 Apr 2025Docket checked 26 Oct 20264 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    FinalWhere it stands

    1 case recorded. Most recent: The Republic v. Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited (final).

  3. Detail

    The Republic v. Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited

    Final
    Court
    High Court, Accra
    Filed
    Mar 2018
    Parties
    The Republic (Attorney-General) v. Stephen Kwabena Opuni (former COCOBOD CEO), Seidu Agongo (businessman) and Agricult Ghana Limited

    What was claimed

    27 counts including wilfully causing financial loss to the State (reported as GH₵217.3 million), defrauding by false pretences, money laundering, corruption by a public officer and contravention of the Public Procurement Act, relating to COCOBOD's purchase of Lithovit liquid fertiliser.

    What the court decided

    28 January 2025: after the State filed a notice of withdrawal on the Attorney-General's instruction, Justice Aboagye Tandoh acquitted and discharged Opuni, Agongo and Agricult Ghana Ltd on all charges, the prosecution's case having closed, under section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).1 2 3

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. PrimaryOpuni Trial: AG withdraws all charges against Dr Opuni, AgongoGhana News Agency (state news agency) · 28 Jan 2025
    2. SecondaryCOCOBOD Case: Opuni, Agongo acquitted, discharged on all charges in ongoing trialUnivers (University of Ghana) · 28 Jan 2025
    3. SecondaryOpuni praises God after withdrawal of longstanding caseCiti Newsroom · 30 Jan 2025

Legal status: Public Figure Record Partially verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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