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.

FinalLatest source dated 2025-04-22Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did the court decide?

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

Final

Court: High Court, Accra
Filed: 2018-03
Parties: The Republic (Attorney-General) v. Stephen Kwabena Opuni (former COCOBOD CEO), Seidu Agongo (businessman) and Agricult Ghana Limited

Claims. 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.

Decision. 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]}

Sources

Opuni Trial: AG withdraws all charges against Dr Opuni, AgongoGhana News Agency (state news agency), 2025-01-28, primary source
COCOBOD Case: Opuni, Agongo acquitted, discharged on all charges in ongoing trialUnivers (University of Ghana), 2025-01-28, secondary source
Opuni praises God after withdrawal of longstanding caseCiti Newsroom, 2025-01-30, secondary source

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2026-10-26 Record published.

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