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General News on Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-02-13
Former CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni
Alfred Arthur, a scientist at the Ghana Cocoa Research Institute (CRIG), said he was unaware that a committee had discovered that Oye Hellen Koranteng, a clerk at expeditions, had sent a copy of a missing letter to Agricult.
In response to the questions posed by the cross-examination of Mr. Benson Nutsukpui, Mr. Seidu Agongo's lawyer, the witness was asked if he knew the committee established by the CRIG to investigate the letter. Missing had also discovered that a budget and an invoice corresponding to the sum of GH 21, 482.00 ¢ were attached to the letter sent, but the witness replied in the negative.
Stephen Opuni, former CEO of COCOBOD, and Seidu Agongo, CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are charged with 27 counts including fraud under false pretenses, deliberate financial losses to the state, money laundering money, corruption of the public official offense under the law on public procurement.
They both pleaded not guilty and are released on bail of 300,000 GHAC.
Mr. Nutsukpui asked the witness if he knew what the committee had done to his knowledge. The witness responded that committee members had gone to the CRIG Soil Science Division to review the fertilizer files.
"You may not be aware that the committee discovered that a check for GH ¢ 21 482.00 was provided to the Health and Cocoa Extension Division (CHED) by Agricult Ghana Limited", Nutsukpui asked, but the witness could not confirm that statement.
He also inquired as to whether the witness knew that the board had found copies of invoice number PRIN4062, which was the invoice attached to the missing letter, on the computers in the CRIG account section, but the scientist stated he was not aware.
Mr. Nutsukpui suggested to the witness that the Evans' animation committee had discovered the existence of the budget and the bill in the CRIG files, but the witness said, "My Lord, I am not aware."
He added that all the documents had been found under the custody of the CRIG and attached to the report, but the witness stated that he was not aware of this information.
The council announced the disappearance of the letter under the reference number CRIG 39/14 Vol. 196448, it was because the letterhead of CRIG also described the product as a Lithovit liquid fertilizer, but the witness stated that he had not seen such a letter.
Mr. Nutsukpui stated that CRIG erasers were meant to cover product descriptions as Lithovit Liquid Fertilizer; the witness stated that he could not confirm such information.
Judge Clemence Honyenugah, trial judge, judge of the Court of Appeal, sitting as a judge in the High Supplementary Court, then adjourned the trial to Monday, February 18 for continuation.
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