Former NPA Boss, Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has said the corruption-related offences and the misappropriation levelled against him by the Office of the Special Prosecutor are useless.
According to Mustapha Hamid, he came to court to support his friend, Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In a viral video shared on social media, Mustapha Abdul Hamid was spotted in a very happy mood as he greeted some people at the courthouse.
Speaking to some media at the Accra High Court on November 4, 2025, Abdul-Hamid boldly stated, “I came to support my friend Wontumi. Me, my matter is useless. There is nothing in it”.
The former NPA boss stated before proceeding to enter his vehicle.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed it has amended the charges against former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others.
According to the OSP statement, the accused persons in the Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others case has been increased from 25 to 54 following the discovery of new evidence from ongoing investigations.
The OSP statement read, “The Republic has filed 54 criminal charges against officials of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and several associated companies for alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering, totalling GHo291,574,087.19 and US$332,407.47 respectively.
The accused are alleged to have extorted hundreds of millions of cedis and foreign currency from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the guise of official duties, and subsequently laundered the proceeds through property acquisitions and business entities to conceal their illicit origins”.
The accused persons are Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) statement also disclosed assets seized and frozen pending trial, “Vehicles, including tanker trucks, fuel stations, houses, apartments, and parcels of land valued at over GHc100 million”.
Background
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited have been accused of alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering amounting to GH¢297,574,087.19 and US$332,407.47.
Dr Mustapha Hamid, the first accused, has been accused of orchestrating a large-scale corruption scheme within the petroleum sector between 2022 and 2024.
They have been accused of laundering funds funnelled into luxury properties, vehicles, and fuel stations through a coordinated scheme that targeted Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs).
Earlier, the case was adjourned to August 26, 2025, for substantive hearings to commence.
The former NPA CEO, Dr Abdul-Hamid, on July 23, was granted bail in the sum of GH¢2 million.
As part of his bail, he was required to produce two sureties which each earning a net monthly salary of not less than GH¢5,000.
He was also mandated to report himself to the OSP once every two weeks.
Watch the video below:
“My matter dierr it’s useless. There’s nothing in it”
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) November 4, 2025
—Former NPA Boss, Mustapha Abdul Hamid on the OSP’s case against him and nine others over corruption related offenses and the misappropriation of GH¢291.4 Million and over $300,000. pic.twitter.com/luIrlA6laf