A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, has expressed outrage over the magnitude of corruption uncovered at the Ghana Buffer Stock Company, stating that public officials should ‘steal in moderation’.
Speaking on TV3’s KeyPoints on Saturday, October 25, 2025, Amaliba said while stealing is a criminal offence, the scale of financial wrongdoing exposed by Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine during the Government Accountability Series has been alarming.
“When the food suppliers were complaining of non-payment, and school children were being fed with koko without sugar, two persons were keeping all these monies? Steal in moderation,” he lamented.
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Amaliba’s remarks came in reaction to revelations that the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul Wahab, and his wife allegedly embezzled over GH¢40 million in state funds meant for the School Feeding Programme.
“All these monies, what do you need them for? Money tricks you, that is why they have bought all these things they don’t need. This expensive watch they bought does it not tell the same time as mine?” he questioned.
Background
Recently on October 22, 2025, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, revealed yet another major financial scandal allegedly involving the former CEO of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul Wahab, under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration.
At a press briefing, Dr Ayine disclosed that investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) uncovered that Mr. Abdul Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, had stolen over GH¢40 million meant for the School Feeding Programme during his tenure from 2017 to 2024.
The Attorney-General detailed that EOCO’s coordinated operation on June 25, 2025, led to the arrest of Abdul Wahab, his wife Faiza Wuni, James Atieku (Northern Sector Manager), and Emmanuel Arthur (Head of Corporate Affairs).
“On account of the foregoing, we have decided to charge Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, with stealing, conspiracy to steal, willfully causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit, obtaining public property by false statements, and money laundering,” Dr Ayine said.
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He alleged that between 2017 and 2024, Abdul Wahab, in collaboration with colleagues including Richard Sam Asante (Head of Finance) and Bismark Owusu Boakye (Finance Department), created an elaborate criminal enterprise to siphon and launder public funds through various private companies.
According to the Attorney-General, over GH¢78 million was transferred from Buffer Stock accounts to entities linked to Abdul Wahab, his wife, and other staff. Further investigations revealed that between December 2017 and May 2019, GH¢5.4 million was moved to accounts belonging to Aludiba Enterprise, one of Abdul Wahab’s companies.
Dr Ayine said EOCO’s findings showed that the couple laundered more than GH¢40 million through seven enterprises connected to them.
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