Former National Food and Buffer Stock Company Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, are facing fresh criminal charges after the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice accused them of alleged financial misconduct involving millions of Ghana cedis.
Court documents filed at the High Court in Accra on May 15, 2026, show the couple has been slapped with 20 charges linked to alleged financial impropriety during Abdul-Wahab’s tenure at the state agency.
The charges include stealing, defrauding by false pretences, abuse of public office for profit, and money laundering, deepening the legal troubles surrounding the former NAFCO boss and his spouse.
The latest legal action comes shortly after the couple was re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Officefollowing their discharge in an earlier case by the High Court — a development that reignited public scrutiny over alleged activities at the state institution.
According to prosecutors, Abdul-Wahab allegedly secured GH¢734,400 from NAFCO in 2017 under the pretext of rent payments said to cover a two-year period from May 2017 to May 2019.
The prosecution claims the payments were processed under questionable circumstances as part of a broader scheme to unlawfully benefit from public funds while serving in public office.
The Attorney General’s office further alleges that between September 2018 and August 2019, more than GH¢3.34 million was channelled to Alqarni Enterprise, a company reportedly owned by Faiza Seidu Wuni.
Investigators believe the payments were made for alleged food supply contracts now being described by prosecutors as fraudulent.
Court filings further indicate that the transactions were disguised as legitimate procurement deals, although investigators suspect the arrangements lacked proper justification and were intended to siphon state funds for personal gain.
Prosecutors also allege the couple attempted to conceal the source of the funds, leading to the additional money laundering charges captured in the latest charge sheet.
