Justice Srem-Sai, a Deputy Attorney General, has disclosed that the state has a strong case against the accused persons in the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) case.
According to the Deputy AG, the decision to discontinue all charges against the former NAFCO boss and his wife in an ongoing criminal case is consistent with standard criminal procedure.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, May 7, Dr Srem-Sai stated, “You cannot just come to court when you have fresh evidence in a criminal trial and start throwing around the evidence”.
“You need to hear from the accused persons regarding the fresh evidence. That will inform your final decision whether you will charge the person or not. But to say that fresh evidence is not available merely because you don’t have it is completely improper and unethical.”
“It is part of criminal procedure to do that whenever you have fresh evidence. I don’t know why this has become an issue for the former Attorney General, who should know better, to be lamenting across the media, making the same point,” he added.
His comments follow Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, who were arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
The two were arrested after the Attorney-General had earlier discontinued all charges against them in an ongoing criminal case.
The development comes after the Attorney General and Minister of Justice have withdrawn all charges against the accused persons in the Buffer Stock case.
According to a report by TheLawPlatform in a post on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the Attorney General’s withdrawal of all charges in the GH¢78 million Buffer Stock case follows procedural setbacks suffered in previous proceedings.
Former NAFCO CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan, who was the first accused, was represented by former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, while the counsel for the second accused person was Augustine Obour.
The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, in a post on Facebook, informed the court that the prosecution had decided to discontinue proceedings against the accused persons following the emergence of fresh evidence.
“Following the discovery of fresh evidence, we have, a while ago, withdrawn from the prosecution of all the Accused Persons in the case of THE REPUBLIC v HANAN ABDUL-WAHAB ALUDIBA and 4 OTHERS. This is to afford each of the Accused Persons a fair and a more speedy trial in accordance with the Constitution,” he stated in a post on X.
Dr Justice Srem-Sai explained that the decision was intended to ensure that each of the accused persons is given “a fair and speedy trial in accordance with the Constitution.”
Meanwhile, Martin Kpebu, a private legal practitioner, has said the criminal case against the former Chief Executive of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, is going to get bigger.
According to Martin Kpebu, the Attorney General, revealing thy have uncovered Fresh evidence means more loot.
Speaking on JoyNews Prime on Tuesday, May 5, Martin Kpebu stated, “So that is what I meant by the case is going to be bigger. It means that fresh evidence means more loot, unfortunately. So I’m not celebrating it. It’s sad. But the good news is that at least it means that they’ve uncovered it. And so it’s likely that at the end of the trial, we should be able to get back the property”.
Lawyer Kpebu argued that the Attorney-General, Dr Domininic Ayine, and his deputy, knowing the intense public scrutiny surrounding the case, would not have taken the “risky” step of cancelling the existing trial unless the new evidence was substantial enough.
He added, “No, the Attorney General knows… they both know that Ghanaians are expectant and some have even lost patience. For them to stop this trial and say they are going to start a fresh one, it tells you that it must be worth it. It must be worth it”.
“No, these two guys, I don’t think they want to take chances that what they’ve uncovered is so small and yet they are starting the trial fresh. No, it must be big. It must be premium. It must be worth the cancellation of the case and the filing afresh”.
“So let’s give them a few days. They definitely will see it,” he concluded.