OSP Petitioned to Investigate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Over 300 Nissan Navara Pickups Donation

• Solomon Owusu, spokesperson for the Movement for Change, has petitioned the OSP to investigate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
• Owusu questions how Dr Bawumia funded the acquisition of the 300 pickups donated to the NPP during the 2024 elections
• He also called for an investigation into potential abuse of office, conflict of interest, and violations of anti-corruption laws
• Nabil Abubakar, a political analyst and member of the Action Movement for Bawumia 2028, shared his views on this in an interview with YEN.com.gh

The Spokesperson for the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate Ghana's former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for corruption.

This comes after the former Vice President was captured in a viral video bragging to NPP delegates that he had purchased 300 Nissan Navara pickups for the party in the run-up to the 2024 general elections.

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According to Solomon Owusu, even if Dr Bawumia combined his entire earnings as the former Vice President and Governor of the Bank of Ghana, he still cannot afford the vehicles he reportedly donated to the NPP in 2024.

The outspoken politician consequently demanded that the OSP probe the source of funding for Dr Bawumia's donation.

In the petition submitted to the OSP, Solomon Owusu asked the OSP, led by Kissi Agyebeng, to trace the origin of the 300 vehicles and investigate possible abuse of office by Dr Bawumia as a former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.

He stated that Dr Bawumia's ability to raise such significant funds to procure the vehicles raised suspicions of abuse of influence, conflict of interest, and diversion of resources.

The Movement for Change spokesperson further argued that the former Vice President's actions potentially violate anti-corruption and political financing laws.

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Solomon Owusu urges OSP to investigate Akufo-Addo

Solomon Owusu is one of the disgruntled members of the NPP, who left the party to form the Movement for Change.

On July 19, 2025, he urged the OSP to invite Ghana's former president, Nana Akufo-Addo, for questioning over the National Cathedral project.

"The Office of the Special Prosecutor at one point invited President Mahama and questioned him. This is an opportunity for this administration to also question Nana Akufo-Addo. Because he paid—in one of the responses, they started making payments even before signing agreements," he said.

"The National Cathedral Secretariat mentioned Nana Akufo-Addo's name. In fact, they said he engaged them and started paying. So, they can go and find out from him. They have given you a clue that you should go and find out from him and let us know whether he had the power to do what he did," he added.

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Political analyst raises accountability concerns

Reacting to this in an interview with YEN.com.gh, Nabil Abubakar, a political analyst and member of the Action Movement for Bawumia 2028, said that the petition by Solomon Owusu asking the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate Dr. Bawumia raised serious questions about political accountability and transparency.

He noted that while petitions were part of democratic processes, the timing and framing of the move also made it political.

Abubakar added that if the OSP took up the petition, it could either clear Dr. Bawumia's name or damage his credibility further, especially in an election season, and would likely add to the tense political atmosphere, keeping corruption-related narratives alive in Ghana's discourse.

"The petition by Solomon Owusu and the Movement for Change asking the OSP to investigate Dr. Bawumia raises serious questions about political accountability and transparency. While petitions are part of democratic processes, the timing and framing of this move also make it political," he stated.

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"If the OSP takes it up, it could either clear Dr. Bawumia’s name or damage his credibility further, especially in an election season. Either way, it adds more heat to the already tense political atmosphere and keeps corruption-related narratives alive in Ghana’s discourse," Nabil Abubakar, a young political analyst and member of the Movement for Change," added.

Reactions to OSP petition filed against Bawumia

Ghanaians on social media have reacted to Solomon Owusu's petition for an investigation into the former Vice President.

YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the comments below:

@WizzyBone01 said:

"Movement for Change wants to bring the NPP down to carpets."

@AlexNas_also said:

"You don't have any evidence of wrongdoing, but let's just call for an investigation; perhaps we will find something against him."

@augustborn001 commented:

"Let’s see where it goes."

Special Prosecutor’s Office secures first convictions

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that the special prosecutors' office recorded its first convictions since it was set up in 2018.

One of the convictions related to the trial of Charles Bissue, former secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining.

The special prosecutor was investigating several high-profile cases, including one involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh