The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) for the Northern Development Authority (NDA) Sumaila Abdul Rahman has been stopped by a Tamale High Court presided over by Justice Eric Ansah Ankomah from Travelling.
Sumaila Abdul Rahman pleaded with the court that he has a scheduled travel in relation to his work as Chief Executive Officer of the NDA when he made his first appearance in a criminal prosecution.
But the court declined his request and demanded that he deposits his passport with the court and avoid any form of travel till the determination of the case.
Other accused persons have also been directed to deposit their passports with the court.
At the hearing Tuesday, January 31, 2023, the court granted the four accused persons in the NDA scandal a sum of GHc2 million each with three sureties to be justified with landed properties.
The case has been adjourned to 28 February 2023 for Case Management Conference.
Credit:mynewsgh.com
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