The Attorney-General has appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a Court of Appeal decision suspending the criminal trial of former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni.
In a notice of appeal, the prosecution is challenging the October 19, 2026 ruling that granted the couple a stay of proceedings pending the determination of an appeal over the validity of the charge sheet in the case.
The appeal, filed by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, asks the Supreme Court to set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision and order the resumption of the criminal proceedings.
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The prosecution argues that the appellate court erred in holding that a challenge to a charge sheet constitutes an exceptional ground for staying a criminal trial.
Dr Srem-Sai is also seeking permission to file additional grounds of appeal after obtaining the certified true copy of the Court of Appeal’s ruling.
The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether the Court of Appeal was justified in halting the trial while the legal challenge to the charge sheet remains pending.
The outcome could determine when proceedings against the former NAFCO chief executive and his wife can resume at the High Court.
On October 19, 2026, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal granted an application by lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba to stay proceedings in the criminal trial pending the determination of an appeal against a High Court ruling.
The former NAFCO CEO’s legal team, led by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, had challenged the High Court’s refusal to strike out the charges on grounds that the charge sheet was defective.
In July 2026, the High Court dismissed Hanan’s application to have the charges dropped, ruling that the charge sheet contained sufficient information to enable the defence to prepare its case.
However, the High Court directed the prosecution to amend specific charges challenged by the defence.
Dissatisfied with the decision, the defence filed an appeal and subsequently applied for a stay of proceedings until the appellate court determined the substantive legal challenge.
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, who led the state’s opposition to the application, argued that the defence had not demonstrated exceptional circumstances warranting the suspension of the trial.
The Court of Appeal, however, held that exceptional circumstances had been established to justify halting the proceedings.
Justice Noble Nkrumah, who presided over the panel, indicated that the charge sheet formed the foundation of the prosecution’s case and that the issues raised concerning its validity should be resolved before the trial continued.