BY Daniel Bampoe
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has been released from custody after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) accepted revised bail conditions proposed by his legal team.
The development comes days after Adom-Otchere was invited by the OSP in connection with an ongoing investigation into a revenue assurance deal signed during his tenure at GACL.
The deal, reportedly involving the deployment of a third-party mechanism to monitor and ensure accurate revenue collection, has come under scrutiny by the anti-corruption office led by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.
Sources familiar with the case indicate that the OSP initially imposed bail conditions on Adom-Otchere, which his legal team deemed impractical.
Subsequently, the lawyers submitted a revised version of the conditions, which maintained the core objectives of the original terms while proposing more feasible guarantees.
The Jospong Group of Companies, one of Ghana’s largest business conglomerates, where the suspect work stepped in to act as surety, securing Adom-Otchere’s release.
Though the specific financial terms and restrictions remain undisclosed, the OSP has confirmed that the revised terms align with its legal and investigative standards.
While Adom-Otchere is now a free man pending further developments, the OSP emphasized in a brief statement that the matter is still under active investigation.
The probe is part of a broader accountability drive within state-owned enterprises and regulatory bodies, especially concerning procurement and revenue assurance contracts.
Adom-Otchere, is a broadcaster and host of “Good Evening Ghana.”
