{
  "id": 14870499,
  "title": "Achimota Court designated to handle petroleum diversion cases – NPA CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/achimota-court-designated-to-handle-petroleum-diversion-cases-npa-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/achimota-court-designated-to-handle-petroleum-diversion-cases-npa-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chief Justice of Ghana, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has officially designated the Achimota Court to handle cases of petroleum product diversion, as part of efforts to enhance prosecutions in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector. This decision was made known by Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), during a recent appearance before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee. Tamakloe explained that the NPA has engaged the Chief Justice to establish a specialized court to manage offenses committed by petroleum service providers, thereby facilitating the prosecution of those found accountable. The NPA’s regulations, outlined in Legislative Instrument 2251 (L.I. 2251), stipulate penalties for such offenses, which include a fine of 2,500 to 5,000 penalty units, a prison term of between two and five years, or both. According to Tamakloe, the establishment of the Achimota Court will provide a dedicated legal environment for addressing these cases, thereby bolstering the enforcement of regulatory measures.",
  "summary": "The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has designated the Achimota Court to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening the prosecution of offenders in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}