The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of a contract awarded by the Northern Development Authority (NDA) to A&Qs Consortium for consultancy services.
The contract is under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme, especially in respect of the quantum of the contract sum.
A statement issued in Accra by Mr Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, said the commencement of the investigation started on June 30, 2022.
It said in July 2022, the Special Prosecutor directed the Controller and Accountant General to immediately freeze payments arising from the contract.
The statement said the Special Prosecutor had invited the Coordinator for Special Initiatives at the Jubilee House and several serving officers, including the Chief Executive, and relevant past officers of the NDA and officers of A&Qs Consortium for questioning.
It said all the invited persons had been placed on bail.
The statement said all persons deemed culpable by the Special Prosecutor for corruption and corruption related offence(s) would be charged and arraigned before the High Court for prosecution.
