Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Funding Fund (GIIF), Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, has pleaded not responsible to all fees introduced towards him within the ongoing trial associated to the $2 million Sky Prepare scandal.
Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi is dealing with 4 fees, together with wilfully inflicting monetary loss to the state, in reference to the fee of $2 million in 2019 as a premium for buying bizarre shares within the proposed, however finally unrealised, Sky Prepare Venture.
At a courtroom listening to on Monday, 26 Might, counsel for Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi submitted a bail utility, arguing that his consumer doesn’t pose a flight threat and suffers from vital well being challenges that require ongoing medical care.
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The lawyer knowledgeable the courtroom that Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi had lately undergone hip surgical procedure, which has impaired his mobility, a situation that was “clearly evident” in courtroom and supported by medical documentation already submitted to the prosecution.
In an extra effort to show his consumer’s willingness to adjust to courtroom directives, the lawyer disclosed that Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi had voluntarily introduced his passport to courtroom and was ready to give up it as a situation for bail.
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On 13 Might 2025, the Workplace of the Legal professional Common filed fees towards Solomon Asamoah and Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi in relation to the Sky Train scandal.
The costs embody:
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Rely 1: Conspiracy to commit a criminal offense, to wit, wilfully inflicting monetary loss to the Republic
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Rely 2: Wilfully inflicting monetary loss to the state
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Rely 4: Conspiracy to commit a criminal offense, to wit, intentional dissipation of public funds
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Rely 6: Intentional dissipation of public funds
The Sky Prepare mission was proposed as an elevated, air-propelled gentle rail system, utilising metal wheels and rails on a raised observe to scale back drag and maximise vitality effectivity.
In November 2018, the federal government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the South African-based Africa Funding (Ai) SkyTrain Consortium for the development of the Accra Sky Prepare Venture.
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The settlement was signed on the sidelines of the Africa Funding Discussion board in Johannesburg, South Africa, by then Railways Growth Minister, Joe Ghartey.
Nonetheless, the Auditor-Common’s report on Ghana’s public boards, companies, and statutory establishments for the yr ending 31 December 2021 revealed that $2 million had been paid in 2019 as a premium to amass shares for the mission, but the initiative by no means materialised.
