President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted presidential pardon to the former deputy National Security Coordinator under the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman.
A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, said the decision was taken in consultation with the Council of State.
Alhaji Osman was sentenced to a five-year jail term in 2020 for willfully causing financial loss to the state in what has become known as the National Communications Authority (NCA) scandal.
Read below the full statement
RE: PETITION FOR THE GRANT OF PRESIDENTIAL PARDON AND RELEASE OF ALHAJI SALIFU MIMINA OSMAN FROM LAWFUL CUSTODY ON GROUNDS OF ILL-HEALTH, COMPASSION AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR
I am directed by the President of the Republic to inform you that pursuant to a petition dated 19 July, 2021, from the Paramount Chief of Kpembe Traditional Area, Kpembewura Haruna Dari Bismark Banbange Ndefoso I, for presidential pardon and release of Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman from lawful custody on grounds of ill-health and good behaviour, and in consultation with the Council of State, the President has exercised his prerogative of mercy in favour of Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman, and has granted him a pardon, in accordance with Article 72 (1) (a) of the Constitution.
Kindly take the necessary steps to give effect to the presidential pardon immediately.
By a copy of this letter, the Director-General of the Prisons Service is being notified formally of the President’s decision.
I thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
Nana Bediatuo Asante
Secretary to the President