Tamale High Court Convicts Former NDA CEO Sumaila Abdul Rahman and 3 Others for Procurement Breaches

• The High Court in Tamale has reportedly convicted former Northern Development Authority (NDA) CEO Sumaila Abdul Rahman and three others on Friday, October 23
• The Office of the Special Prosecutor prosecuted the four over procurement irregularities at the Northern Development Authority
• Defence counsel have reportedly appealed for leniency for the convicts, describing all four as first-time offenders

The High Court in Tamale has reportedly convicted four individuals, including the former Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Sumaila Abdul Rahman, over procurement breaches connected to the authority.

Sumaila Abdul Rahman, who led the NDA as its chief executive, was found guilty alongside his two deputies, Stephen Yir Aru Engmen and Patrick Seidu, and the Chief Executive Officer of A&Q Consortium, a private contracting firm.

The verdict was delivered in the afternoon on Friday, October 23, 2026.

OSP prosecutes former NDA leadership

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) brought the case against all four individuals following investigations into alleged procurement irregularities at the Northern Development Authority.

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The prosecution centred on violations of procurement rules involving the authority and the private contractor.

Sumaila Abdul Rahman was appointed to lead the NDA by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in July 2021.

Sentencing pending as judgement continues

At the time of reporting, the court was still in the process of reading its full judgement.

Counsel for the convicted men appealed to the court to consider leniency in sentencing, citing the fact that none of the four had any prior criminal record.

The Facebook post detailing the conviction of the former NDA CEO and the three others is below:

Source: YEN.com.gh