The four ex-staff of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT),who have been implicated in the award of controversial $72 million Operating Business Suite (OBS) contract have not been officially charged yet saysAttorney-General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo.

According to her, the docket of the case brought to her department by the Economic and Organised Crimes Unit (EOCO) is still under study hence the delay in the case.

The former management staff, including Mr. Ernest Thompson, the immediate past Director-General, have been indicted in an audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and cited for causing financial loss to the state by EOCO.

The other three are former Head of MIT Department, Caleb Kwaku Afaglo; former OBS project Manager; John Hagan Mensah and Juliet Hasana Kramah of IT company, Perfect Business Systems.

Speaking on Accra-based Oman FM, the Attorney-General said her department has also commenced its own investigations into the OBS contract. Until she is done with her investigations, none of the four accused persons can be charged, she said.

“EOCO has been investigating the matter and a docket has been brought to my office, we are still going through the docket before we can proffer charges against the individuals. We are collaborating with EOCO in investigations and we have met with internal auditors, the procurement authorities and several other bodies that can help us in the matter,” Ms. Akuffo said in Twi dialect.

She explained further: “In our meeting with stakeholders we have requested for documents that can help us in our probe including the audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The four former SSNIT officials have not been officially charged with any crimes. EOCO has however made them write charge statements which will help them with their investigations. After we look at the dockets, charges can then be brought against the former officials.”