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Mustapha Abdul-Hamid

Ghanaian academic and politician, former Minister for Information and former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, who was charged by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in July 2025 with extortion and money laundering offences.

ChargedLatest source dated 2026-08-26Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What is Mustapha Abdul-Hamid’s legal position?

OSP prosecution over alleged extortion from petroleum transporters and oil marketing companies (NPA/UPPF case)

Charged

Current position. Abdul-Hamid is an accused person in a pending OSP prosecution at the Accra High Court; no verdict had been reported in the sources read.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Authority
High Court (Criminal Division), Accra; prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Status date
2025-07-17

History

  1. 2025-07-17 OSP charged seven individuals and three companies, with Abdul-Hamid as first accused, on 25 counts of extortion by a public officer, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering.
  2. 2026-02 Trial dates set for 2, 9, 12, 17, 19 and 23 February 2026 in The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and others.
  3. 2026-04-15 Accra High Court ruling on the OSP's powers stalled OSP prosecutions.
  4. 2026-07-29 Supreme Court (7-0, Adamtey v. Attorney-General) upheld the OSP Act and the validity of OSP prosecutions.
  5. 2026-08-11 Case listed as The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and 7 others on the OSP's post-ruling schedule.

Sources

  1. National Petroleum Authority (NPA)Office of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2025-07-17, primary source
  2. OSP releases court dates for ongoing criminal trials in 2026Citi Newsroom, 2026-01, secondary source
  3. Ken Ofori-Atta, Bissue and Adjei among OSP cases set to resume after Supreme Court rulingYen.com.gh, 2026-08-10, secondary source
  4. The OSP Reborn: Stronger, Independent and ResoluteOffice of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2026-08-26, primary source
  5. Supreme Court declares OSP Act constitutional but A-G can discontinue any proceedings by OSPGraphic Online, 2026-07-29, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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