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Okudzeto calls investigation of Dr Opuni a "witch hunt"
Dr Opuni, who was fired last month, is being investigated for some fraudulent transactions during his leadership of the institution.
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His assets have been frozen by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) pending the conclusion of the investigation.
Speaking on Newsfile Saturday, Okudzeto said he can point to a witch hunt after the newly sworn-in chairman of COCOBOD, Hackman Owusu Agyemang, disclosed the salary Opuni was taking as CEO of COCOBOD.
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"I think I can now begin to point to some witch-hunt," he said.
He said Opuni is being hounded by state security apparatus, adding that he has not been told of his crimes or charges and yet "every day, he s facing one probe or the other. If he is not at the CID, he is at BNI, he is at EOCO".
Touching on his salary, Okudzeto said it was disclosed with the view to vilifying the former COCOBOD CEO.
"Did he fix his own salary? and what was his predecessor receiving? What has been the standard practice" he said.
EOCO, under its new Executive Director, ACP KK Amoah, recently sent invitations to some businessmen who won some contracts from COCOBOD.
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One of the businessmen called by EOCO is Seidu Agongo, who was invited in connection with an ongoing investigation into shady COCOBOD contracts.
Ali Seidu and Kofi Job who did some business with COCOBOD were the first to be invited by EOCO regarding the contracts awarded them during Dr Opuni's stewardship.
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