The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed that it has interviewed and formally charged the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, along with two other individuals, in connection with an ongoing corruption probe.
In a statement issued on Thursday, 31 July 2025, the OSP said, “The Office of the Special Prosecutor has interviewed and formally charged the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Paul Adom-Otchere, and two others.”
The other accused persons are Otchere Kwame Baffour Awuah, Group Executive, Commercial Services at GACL, and Albert Adjetey Adjei-Laryea, Chief Executive Officer of Devnest Systems.
Mr. Adom-Otchere is being investigated over a revenue assurance contract between GACL and a private firm owned by the proprietor of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML). The OSP says it is probing possible procurement breaches, “including a sole-sourced contract awarded to a company other than the one approved by the GACL Board.”
The statement added that although Mr. Adom-Otchere has been granted bail, he has so far been unable to meet the conditions. “He is required to present two landed properties (of no specific value) registered in his name. However, he has informed the OSP that he does not own landed property in Ghana,” the OSP said.
As a result, the former board chair remains in custody until the bail terms are satisfied.
Prior to his interview and subsequent detention, the journalist had stated on his television program that although the arrangement with the Revenue Assurance Company was approved by the board in principle, he was unaware of the contract’s status before his exit from GACL.
