Mustapha Hamid Doesn’t Own Any of OSP’s Published Properties- Lawyers
The lawyers of the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, have denied ownership or links to any of the properties on the published list of properties by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The list includes real estate holdings, fuel stations, and logistics vehicles.
Reacting to it, his lawyers said he neither owns, partly owns, controls, nor has any form of interest, connection, or linkage to any of the said assets.
“None of the assets listed can, by any stretch of evidence or logic, be traced to or associated with him… We reiterate, in the clearest terms, that none of the assets or businesses published by the OSP, whether on social media or elsewhere, belong to, are owned by, or are in any way connected to Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid.”
They deem it to be deliberately crafted to create public confusion and unjustly associate their client with assets he has absolutely no connection to.
“It is telling that the OSP, despite repeated public pronouncements and social media publications, has not once been able to clearly or directly assert that these assets belong to Dr Abdul-Hamid. This silence speaks volumes and exposes the publication for what it is. A sensational diversion, unmoored from fact or evidence.”
They further called out the OSP for prioritising “publicity stunts or speculative storytelling” rather than candour, restraint, and professionalism, the Office demands.
“To persist in this path is to erode public confidence in an office that was once expected to rise above petty politicking and perform its statutory mandate with honesty. Our client will not be the scapegoat of such theatrics.”
They further threatened to respond in accordance with the law if the OSP persists.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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