Former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni has taken a swipe at his “destiny hatters,” who have framed him up for what he described as his “persecution.”
According to him, the God he serves has “disgraced” and “cursed” all his “destiny hatters” in a case in which he had been standing trial for seven years
On Tuesday January 28, 2025 the High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh has acquitted and discharged him together with businessman, Seidu Agongo, and Agricult Ghana Limited of all criminal charges in the COCOBOD case by the High Court.
This was after the State Prosecutors upon the instructions of the Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine filed a Notice of withdrawal to withdraw all charges against them.
Breaking his silence for the first time in seven since he was charged, Dr. Opuni said his persecutors have been cursed by the God he serves.
“All power and authority belongs to the almighty God and not human beings and then I will to add that the living God I serve has disgraced and has cursed my enemies, my persecutors and all my destiny haters,” he said moments after he was acquitted and discharged.
On March 25, 2018, Dr. Opuni and Seidu Agongo pleaded not guilty to willfully causing GhȻ217.3 million financial loss to the state.
They were arraigned on a combined 27 counts ranging from willfully causing financial loss to the state, abetment of fraud, defrauding by false pretense, money laundering, corruption by a public officer and contravention of the Public Procurement Act, among other charges
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the Managing Director of agrochemical firm, Agricult Ghana Limited, were dragged to court by the Attorney- General, for allegedly acting illegally in a fertilizer deal (Lithovit Liquid Fertilizer) that cost COCOBOD the said amount.
They both pleaded not guilty to the charges and are on a GH¢300,000.00 self-recognizance bail each.
