The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has initiated criminal proceedings against former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and four others over alleged large-scale financial misconduct.
Court filings at the High Court in Accra reveal that Abdul-Wahab, together with Faiza Seidu Wuni, the fugitive Richard Sam-Asante, The Aludiba Foundation, and Energy Partners Limited, faces a combined 21 charges. These range from stealing and money laundering to conspiracy and the deliberate misuse of public funds, in violation of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
Prosecutors claim that during his tenure as NAFCO CEO from February 2017 to February 2025, Abdul-Wahab allegedly diverted more than GH¢50.8 million meant for the company to a supplier, Sawtina Enterprise. Investigators further accuse him of transferring GH¢5.49 million to his own business, Aludiba Enterprise, under the pretense of providing food supplies to the state agency.
Faiza Seidu Wuni, another defendant, is accused of laundering over GH¢13.2 million through her company, Fa-Hausa Ventures, and of causing a loss of GH¢4.4 million to NAFCO through transactions made under the name Alqarni Enterprise.
The Aludiba Foundation and Energy Partners Limited, both allegedly tied to Abdul-Wahab, are also cited for their role in handling and concealing proceeds from the illicit operations.
According to the Attorney-General’s Office, these activities inflicted substantial financial damage on the state.
