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Ghana Cocoa Board Ex-CEO Charged for Causing Losses to State

  • Former head’s charges relate to fertilizer deals: Joy FM
  • Opuni was fired by President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2017
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The former chief executive officer of Ghana Cocoa Board, Stephen Opuni, has been charged for causing financial losses to the state during his tenure as head of the regulator, according to a justice ministry official.

The charges against Opuni, who was fired by President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2017, were filed Wednesday at the High Court in Accra, the capital, Joseph Addo, a spokesman for the office of the attorney-general and the justice ministry, said by phone.