The Manhyia South MP can keep his passport and travel abroad for parliamentary duties while his financial-loss trial continues.

Published 12 Nov 2026, 21:23 GMT

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The High Court in Accra has released the passport of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah so he can travel abroad for parliamentary duties while his criminal trial continues.

Justice Charity Akosua Asem of the Commercial Court 5 Division varied that bail condition on Thursday, November 12. The MP had been granted GH¢10 million bail with two sureties in October.

The MP applied for the release to allow him to travel for official parliamentary assignments. The court directed that he could keep the passport instead of seeking leave each time he needed to travel.

His counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, told the court his client had no intention of absconding, pointing to parliamentary rules under which missing sittings could cost the MP his seat.

He later told reporters the MP "needn't be coming to the court every now and then for leave to have the passport".

Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, for the prosecution, did not oppose the application.

Baffour Awuah faces charges of conspiracy, causing financial loss to the state as well as money laundering over the legal services he provided for SIC Savings and Loans in a loan recovery dispute said to involve GH¢9.85 million.

Wontumi allowed to recall witness

On the same day, Justice Ruby Aryeetey of an Accra High Court granted former NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, leave to have the first prosecution witness recalled in his illegal-mining trial.

The witness, Edward Akuoku, is a former general manager of Akonta Mining who had already testified.

Dr Srem-Sai said the prosecution would withdraw its opposition after the defence said the further cross-examination would take about two hours. The case was adjourned to Wednesday, November 18.

Wontumi is standing trial with Akonta Mining over alleged unlicensed mining in the Tano Nimiri Forest, while EOCO has separately searched his Tema home.

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Court releases Manhyia South MP Baffour Awuah's passport for foreign travel