After nearly four (4) years of trial, the High Court (Criminal Division) in Tamale is set to deliver its judgment today in the case of The Republic v. Sumaila Abdul Rahman & 3 Others.
The accused persons — Sumaila Abdul-Rahman (former CEO of the Northern Development Authority), Stephen Yir-Eru Engmen (former Deputy CEO, Operations), Patrick Seidu (former Deputy CEO, Finance & Administration), and Andrew Kuundaari (CEO of A&QS Consortium Ltd) — are standing trial for corruption and corruption-related offences linked to procurement processes under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP).
In the course of the trial, the accused persons filed a submission of no case, which was dismissed by the trial court. They subsequently appealed the ruling all the way to the Court of Appeal, but the appeal was dismissed in a unanimous decision, allowing the trial to proceed.
Following the close of the defence and the filing of final submissions, the court fixed today to deliver its judgment in the matter.
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