The Accra High Court has granted a 3-week adjournment in the Saglemi Housing project case involving former Works and Housing Minister Alhaji Collins Dauda and four others.
On Tuesday, February 4, the Prosecution led by Principal State Attorney, Hilda Craig notified the court that the Attorney- General had directed them to plead for more time to put their house in order.
“The instruction from my superiors is that I appeal to the court for an adjournment to put our house in order. We pray for two weeks,” Craig noted.
Lawyers for the accused persons did not object to the plea except to pray for additional time explaining that they understood if the Attorney-General needed more time since there were a lot of dockets to assess.
In response, Justice Owusu Dapaah indicated that if the prosecution intended to discontinue the case, they ought to notify the court early so he could update his calendar accordingly.
“We haven’t gotten to that stage yet,” the Principal State Attorney added.
Justice Owusu Dapaah then adjourned the case to February 25, 2025 for the prosecution to put their house in order and decide on whether they will continue with the suit or otherwise.
Alhaji Collins Dauda, the former Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, and four others have been charged with 70 counts of causing financial loss to the state over the $200 million Saglemi Affordable Housing project.
The case was initiated by the Akufo-Addo-led administration indicated that Alhaji Collins Dauda, along with Dr. Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, a former Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing; Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, Chief Director at the Ministry for Water Resources, Works and Housing, contributed to the Saglemi Housing deal when it was prepared and signed.
Businessman Andrew Clocanas, Executive Chairman of Construtora OAS Ghana Limited (now deceased), and Nouvi Tetteh Angelo, Chief Executive Officer and owner of Ridge Management Solutions Ghana Limited have also been cited in the suit.
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