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The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has detained Ghanaian broadcast journalist and former Board Chair of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere.
The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the OSP on Thursday, 31 July 2025, after Mr Adom-Otchere appeared before the office earlier in the day as part of ongoing investigations into an allegedly questionable contracts awarded during his tenure.
According to the statement, Paul Adom-Otchere and two other individuals were interviewed and formally charged. However, Mr Adom-Otchere has yet to meet his bail conditions.
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He is required to present two landed properties (of unspecified value) registered in his name. He has informed the OSP that he does not own any landed property in Ghana. As a result, he remains in custody until the bail terms are fulfilled.
The two other individuals involved are Otchere Kwame Baffour Awuah, Group Executive, Commercial Services at GACL, and Albert Adjetey Adjei-Laryea, Chief Executive Officer of Devnest Systems.
The OSP noted that Mr Adom-Otchere is under investigation in connection with a revenue assurance contract between GACL and a private firm reportedly owned by the proprietor of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML). The investigation is focused on possible procurement breaches, including the award of a sole-sourced contract to a company other than the one approved by the GACL Board.
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Paul Adom-Otchere Denies Allegations
Speaking earlier on Metro TV, Mr Adom-Otchere denied the allegations and accused the OSP of witch-hunting.
According to him, he had no direct personal involvement in the execution of the contract, stating that his role as board chair did not extend to operational decisions.