This was after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) dropped the charge of misusing public office for personal profit levelled against him.

In court on Monday, April 22, Adelaide Obiri Wood, a Principal Prosecutor from the OSP said the office did not intend to proceed with the case against the second accused after further investigations.

“We have since filed a fresh charge sheet with only the first accused (Adjenim Boateng Adjei) a copy of which was brought to your attention at the last sitting (Thursday).

“Respectfully, under the circumstances and the reasons given, we humbly pray to withdraw this present case before this honourable court to enable us to commence with the new case,” the Principal Prosecutor said.

Last week, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) had slapped the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei with fresh criminal charges.

The former PPA boss has been charged with eight counts of using public office for personal profit and indirectly influencing procurement processes to gain an unfair advantage in the award of procurement contracts.

The charge sheet was filed by the Special Prosecutor at the Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra on April 17.

Mr Adjei is already facing charges with 17 counts after he was accused of establishing a company named Talent Discovery Limited (TDL) as a front to fraudulently secure public contracts.

Mr. Adjei served as the CEO of PPA from March 2017 to August 2019.

He was relieved of his duties by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following a recommendation from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), prompted by his involvement in a documentary titled “Contract for Sale.”

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According to him, the family is still in shock and yet to come to terms with the unfolding drama regarding Mrs Simons’ pregnancy.

Though he suspects the drama is an attempt to serve someone’s interest, he stated the controversy could have been avoided if his brother was vigilant throughout the pregnancy journey.

Mr Ackon made these remarks in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Monday, urging it should be a wake up call to all men.

He stated his wife is also pregnant and has not left anything to chance since he became aware, hence, cannot fathom why his brother did not do the same.

“I have been involved in my wife’s pregnancy in every step of the way. I check her antenatal records anything she visits the hospital.

“She tells me everything the midwife or whoever she met at the hospital told her on every visit so I am very abreast with everything happening with her,” he stated.

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Mr Ackon stressed the situation appears to him as more spiritual than physical, adding he is very confused and does not even want to comment about the issue again.

He said he has lost faith in the Ghana Police Service with how the investigations are being carried out as he suspects foul play.

“There is a lot of misinformation and misreporting out there and it is surprising how certain information is published before the actions are carried out but I suspect Josephine was forced to make those confessions,” he lamented.

He added he cannot fathom why she would fake his pregnancy since she was not under any pressure or in competition to give birth.

However, he noted the law must take its course if it turns out Mrs Simons carried out the act as being reported.