Former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, are facing fresh criminal charges following new legal action initiated by the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice over alleged financial misconduct involving millions of Ghana cedis.Ghanaian Recipe Book
According to court documents filed at the High Court in Accra on May 15, 2026, the couple has been charged with a total of 20 counts relating to alleged financial impropriety during Mr. Abdul-Wahab’s tenure as head of the state food management agency.
The charges include stealing, defrauding by false pretences, abuse of public office for profit, and money laundering, marking a significant escalation in the legal troubles confronting the former NAFCO boss and his spouse.
The latest court action comes shortly after the couple was re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Their re-arrest followed their discharge by the High Court in an earlier case, a development that generated widespread public attention and renewed scrutiny over allegations surrounding activities at the state-owned institution.
Prosecutors allege that Mr. Abdul-Wahab fraudulently obtained GH¢734,400 from NAFCO in 2017 under the pretext of rent payments purportedly covering a two-year period from May 2017 to May 2019.
According to the prosecution, the payments were processed under questionable circumstances and formed part of a broader scheme to unlawfully benefit from public funds while occupying a senior public office.
The Attorney General’s office further alleges that between September 2018 and August 2019, more than GH¢3.34 million was diverted to Alqarni Enterprise, a company said to be owned by Mr. Abdul-Wahab’s wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni.
Investigators claim the payments were made for purported food supply contracts that prosecutors now describe as fraudulent.
Court filings indicate that the alleged transactions were carried out under the guise of legitimate procurement arrangements, even though investigators believe the contracts lacked proper justification and may have been designed to siphon state funds for personal gain.
The prosecution also contends that the accused persons used various means to conceal the origins of the funds, leading to the additional money laundering charges contained in the latest charge sheet.
