The criminal trial involving two public officials accused of allegedly selling recruitment opportunities within the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been adjourned to June 18, 2026, pending a determination by the Supreme Court on legal issues surrounding the prosecution.
The case, being handled by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), was scheduled for the commencement of trial when lawyers for the accused persons raised oral objections challenging the legal authority of the prosecuting body.
Defence counsel argued that the matter involved constitutional and prosecutorial interpretation issues linked to an earlier High Court ruling delivered by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu.
However, prosecutors opposed the oral application, insisting that any challenge to the authority of the OSP must be properly filed before the court through the appropriate legal procedures. The prosecution also disclosed that an appeal and an application for stay of proceedings had already been filed.
In its ruling, the court held that although the objection raised was a legal matter, the defence had failed to follow the correct procedural process. The judge further noted that the court lacked jurisdiction to interpret the Constitution in the manner requested by the defence.
The court subsequently adjourned the matter to June 18, indicating that the Supreme Court is expected to determine the pending issue before then.
The case involves Ibrahim Kofi Sessah, a technician with the Local Government Service, and Anthony Gyasi, an IT officer with the Ghana Education Service, who are accused of fraudulently selling teaching recruitment opportunities to job seekers.
Prosecutors allege that the two men collected about GH¢580,000 from nearly 100 victims through fake GES recruitment forms and false promises of employment.
The accused persons are facing charges including using public office for profit and other alleged financial misconduct-related offences. Sessah has already pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail pending trial.