Four suspects involved in the Northern Development Authority (NDA) fraudulent contract transaction investigated by the Special Prosecutor were on Tuesday granted bail at a sum of 500,000 cedis each with three sureties by the Tamale Cough Court.
The four accused who pleaded not guilty to the six charges of conspiracy to commit a criminal offense relating to procurement are to hand over their passports to the court.
The judge, His Lordship Justice Eric Ansah Ankomah who adjourned the case to 28th Feb for case management, also asked the prosecution team to file the witness statement within three weeks period.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) charged the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Mr. Sumaila Abdul-Rahman and his two deputies, Stephen Yir-eru Engmen in Charge of Operations, and Mr. Patrick Seidu, the Deputy Chief Executive (Finance & Administration) for alleged corruption.
Also charged with the three is Mr. Andrew Kuundaari, the Chief Executive of A&QS Consortium Limited, a private consultancy firm.
The four are charged with conspiracy to directly or indirectly influence the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract.