Paul Adom-Otchere is a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has clarified that the prominent individuals he thanked following his release from the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s custody were acting in protest of what he termed as “harsh and unreasonable” bail conditions.
According to him, they were opposed to the bail conditions that had been imposed on him, hence sparking criticism from a section of the public.
Speaking on Channel One TV on August 4, 2025, Adom-Otchere added that, in no way, did these individuals support any wrongdoing he has been accused of, nor were they against accountability, as purported by some people.
“I have to make this point that all those people who I said thank you to, had expressed concern about my situation. I have seen some spin on social media claiming that they were supposedly contending that Paul Adom-Otchere has done something wrong, or he is above the law; so, you cannot touch him.
“No, they were expressing concern that the bail conditions that the OSP gave were too harsh and unreasonable and actually unknown to the jurisprudence,” he clarified.
Adom-Otchere further stated that he had not been charged.
He, however, added that the OSP had invited him over corruption and corruption-related offences, as well as alleged procurement breaches.
“In the letter, they stated that corruption and corruption related offenses and procurement breaches but as I said, corruption and corruption related offenses doesn’t mean anything particular. They cover offences like causing financial loss to the state, stealing, defrauding by false pretenses and most of the infractions in the provision of Act 29 are part of corruption and corruption related offenses,” he said.
It may be recalled that Adom-Otchere was granted bail by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on condition that he is able to provide two landed properties of a specific value listed in his name.
However, Adom-Otchere reportedly informed the OSP that he does not own any landed property in his name in the country, leading to his detention.
He was later released after meeting his bail conditions which was were later varied.
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