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The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine has discussed the situation with Solomon Asamoah.
Solomon Asamoah, once the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), was involved in a payment of 2 million dollars for the failed Accra Sky train project.
At present, Asamoah is in Senegal, avoiding authorities.
During a press conference held on Monday, March 24th, Dr. Ayine explained the timeline of events. Asamoah departed from Ghana on February 2nd. His first stop was South Africa before he relocated to Senegal.
“The CEO is hiding in Senegal. We tracked him first to South Africa, and now he is in Senegal. When we contacted him, he told us he would not return to Ghana until three months from now, and we are patiently waiting for him. If he does not return, he will be tried in absentia” he noted.
Furthermore, the Attorney-General pointed out that the payment of 2 million dollars was authorized upon the request of Prof. Ameyaw Ekumfi, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of GIIF, along with Solomon Asamoah, who was acting as CEO.
“In respect of the Sky Train, we can confirm that the $2 million was paid at the request of the chairman of the board, Prof Ameyaw Ekumfi, and the CEO, Solomon Asamoah, who is currently hiding in Senegal,” he said.
Investigations into the matter revealed that the payment was made without the board’s approval.
“There was no board approval for the transaction, and the conditions precedent to disbursement had not been met,” Mr Ayine disclosed.
“Our review of the board’s minutes confirmed that other board members had no knowledge of this transaction. In fact, one member even questioned why GIIF was in a hurry to make the payment, but no significant answer was given to him by the two persons who skimmed and transferred 2 million dollars of taxpayers’ money to a Mauritius company.”
The funds were transferred to a company in Mauritius, which, upon further investigation, was found to be non-existent.
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