Also known as: Abdul Wahab Hanan · Mr Hanan · the former Buffer Stock CEO
Former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, re-arrested by EOCO after charges were discontinued.
Abdul-Wahab Hanan, former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, was re-arrested by EOCO shortly after the Attorney-General discontinued charges against him and his wife Faiza Sayyid Wuni. The couple's legal team, led by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, alleges they were denied access to counsel during custody, though EOCO and the Deputy Attorney-General have disputed these claims.
The NDC's Abass Nurudeen said the party fully supports EOCO Executive Secretary Raymond Archer's work, rejecting the Minority Leader's claim that the agency has become overly centralised. His comments come amid controversy over the re-arrest of former National Food Buffer Stock Company CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife after the Attorney-General discontinued charges against them.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
The NDC's Abass Nurudeen said the party fully supports EOCO Executive Secretary Raymond Archer's work, rejecting the Minority Leader's claim that the agency has become overly centralised. His comments come amid controversy over the re-arrest of former National Food Buffer Stock Company CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife after the Attorney-General discontinued charges against them.
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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused EOCO Executive Secretary Raymond Archer of running the agency as a "one-man institution" with excessive concentration of authority, raising concerns about governance and accountability. His remarks come amid ongoing legal controversy over the re-arrest of a couple from whom the Office of the Attorney-General had discontinued charges.
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EOCO Executive Secretary Raymond Archer has described the case involving former National Food Buffer Stock Company CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife as one of the agency's strongest, following their re-arrest after the Attorney-General discontinued charges. The couple's lawyers have raised concerns about denial of access and due process during custody.
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Raymond Archer, Executive Secretary of EOCO, has denied claims that former National Food Buffer Stock Company CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife Faiza Sayyid Wuni were denied access to their lawyers while in custody. The couple was re-arrested by EOCO shortly after the Attorney-General discontinued charges against them, and their legal team led by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame alleged access to counsel had been restricted.
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Raymond Archer, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Organised Crime Office, has rejected allegations that due process was violated in the re-arrest of former National Food Buffer Stock Company CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan and his wife Faiza Sayyid Wuni. The couple's legal team, led by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, contends the pair were denied access to counsel after their re-arrest following the discontinuation of charges against them.
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Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame has accused Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai of misleading the public over claims that lawyers had access to Abdul-Wahab Hanan, former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, who was re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office. Dame stated that lawyers representing Hanan and his wife were denied access to their clients for two days while in EOCO custody, and that no fresh charges were brought against Hanan after Thursday's interrogation.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney-General has rejected allegations by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame that Abdul-Wahab Hanan, a former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, was denied access to legal counsel following his re-arrest by the Economic and Organised Crime Office. Justice Srem Sai described the claims as baseless and accused Dame of circumventing established legal procedures by engaging the media rather than addressing the matter directly with EOCO officials.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Private legal practitioner Justice Abdulai says Ghana's criminal justice system has no specific legislation regulating the re-arrest of suspects whose charges have been dropped, a gap he illustrates through past cases including Gregory Afoko's detention despite court bail decisions.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has criticised what he calls "strange conduct" by EOCO and the Office of the Attorney General after the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Abdul-Wahab Hanan, and his wife were re-arrested shortly after charges against them were discontinued, with their legal team denied access for over 24 hours.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company and his wife were re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) shortly after the Attorney General dropped charges against them, but their lawyers say they have been denied access to their clients more than 24 hours later. The ex-CEO reportedly fell ill during custody and received medical attention but remains in EOCO custody without legal access.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →