Source: Africa Publicity
Ex-Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana, Mustapha Abdul Hamid, has filed a Ghc 20 million defamation suit against Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
He filed the suit over claims linking him to alleged embezzlement of Ghc 1.3 billion from the Unified Petroleum Price Fund (UPPF).
In a lawsuit filed at the High Court (General Jurisdiction Division) in Accra on November 10, 2025, Hamid demanded a declaration that the statement by the OSP at a press conference on February 12, 2025, was defamatory and had caused him significant reputational damage.
Hamid is being represented by his lawyers at Applade Chambers.
The former Information Minister is demanding Ghc 20 million settlement for damages, an unqualified apology, and a retraction of the OSP’s statement.
Furthermore, he is asking the court for a perpetual injunction, restraining the OSP and its agents from making further defamatory remarks about him.
It would be recalled that during its February 12, 2025 media briefing, the OSP said it had started investigations into alleged corruption-related offences involving embezzlement of Ghc 1.3 billion from the UPPF. The OSP named Hamid as one of four people under investigation.
But in his suit, Hamid said he was not informed of any investigation before the media briefing and had no involvement in any embezzlement.
According to him, the OSP claims were false, malicious, unjustified, saying that subsequent developments have shown that no such embezzlement occurred.
He further said the OSP’s claims have caused him embarrassment, emotional distress, and loss of professional opportunities, including consultancy and lecturing roles abroad, lamenting that his reputation as an academic, politician, and respected public figure had been gravely tarnished.
