The trial of former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Opuni, will begin today, Monday 26 March 2018.
The embattled former official is scheduled to appear at an High Court for trial this morning, charged by the Attorney General(AG) for causing financial loss to the state.
Dr Opuni together with a businessman, Seidu Agongo, owner of Zeera Group of companies are facing 27 charges of willfully causing financial loss to the state to the tune of GH¢217million in three separate contracts for the supply of fertilisers from Germany..
Dr. Opuni had his assets including his accounts, frozen by the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO), in February 2017.
It would be recalled that the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, late 2017, hinted that former CEO of the board, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, would appear before court for the several financial malpractices he is alleged to have perpetuated during his tenure of office.
Meanwhile key NDC functionaries and family of Dr. Opuni have described his prosecution as mere witch hunting indicating their preparedness to stand by him.
