Adjenim Boateng Adjei

Court

High Court (Criminal Division), Accra

Case number

CR/0257/2024

Filed

2024-04-17

Parties

The Republic (Office of the Special Prosecutor) v. Adjenim Boateng Adjei

Claims. Eight counts of using public office for profit and directly or indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of contracts, alleging that he was majority shareholder of Talent Discovery Limited and used it as a front to secure public contracts without disclosure.

Decision. No verdict reported. Trial hearings were scheduled for 27–29 January 2026; proceedings were stalled after the 15 April 2026 High Court ruling on OSP powers and resumed after the Supreme Court's 29 July 2026 judgment, with a hearing listed for 13 October 2026.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

Court

High Court (Criminal Division), Accra

Filed

2022-05

Parties

The Republic (Office of the Special Prosecutor) v. Adjenim Boateng Adjei and Francis Kwaku Arhin

Claims. 17 counts against Adjei (eight of using public office for profit and nine of influencing the procurement process) and one count of using public office for profit against Arhin, former CEO of Talent Discovery Limited.

Decision. 22 April 2024: the OSP withdrew the case against Arhin after 'further investigations'; Justice Mary Yanzuh struck out the case as withdrawn and discharged both accused (not an acquittal).^{[1, 6, 7]}