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Stephen Opuni

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) who was tried for about seven years on 27 counts over fertiliser procurement and was acquitted and discharged in January 2025 after the Attorney-General withdrew the charges.

Partially verifiedLatest source dated 2025-04-22Last reviewed 2026-10-26

Who is Stephen Opuni?

Identity

Full name
Stephen Opuni[1, 2]
Also known as
Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Stephen Kwabena Opuni
Nationality
Ghana
Status
Active

Selected former roles

  • Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) [1, 2, 3]

Sources

  1. Opuni Trial: AG withdraws all charges against Dr Opuni, AgongoGhana News Agency (state news agency), 2025-01-28, primary source
  2. Opuni praises God after withdrawal of longstanding caseCiti Newsroom, 2025-01-30, secondary source
  3. My prosecution was witch-hunt — Dr OpuniGraphic Online, 2025-04-22, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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