The former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has responded to the announcement made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor regarding an investigation into his involvement in corruption-related offences.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, reacting to the development, he bluntly stated that he had not received any invitation from the Special Prosecutor or any state investigative body.
He further clarified that he is not under investigation for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of GH¢1.3 billion from the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF) during his tenure. "My attention has been drawn to an announcement by the Special Prosecutor, Mr.
Kissi Agyebeng, that I am under investigations for some alleged embezzlement of funds at the Unified Petroleum Price Fund (UPPF) during my tenure as the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority. "As at this afternoon, I have neither received any invitation by any State investigative body nor have I been under investigation for any such alleged crime," he wrote.
