Former Minister for Railways Growth Joe Ghartey, has reportedly been invited by the Nationwide Investigation Bureau (NIB).
In accordance with a report by 3News, the previous minister was summoned in reference to the controversial Sky Train Project, which was underneath his jurisdiction throughout his tenure from 2017 to 2021.
This newest growth comes barely 24 hours after Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Funding Fund (GIIF), was additionally reportedly detained by the NIB as a part of investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds.
Nevertheless, his lawyer, Ken Kuranchie, later confirmed that he had been launched.
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Background
The Sky Practice was proposed as an elevated, air-propelled gentle rail system, utilizing metal wheels and rails on an elevated monitor to scale back drag and optimise vitality effectivity.
The challenge, championed by the previous administration of President Nana Akufo-Addo, aimed to develop 5 routes—4 radial routes originating from a proposed Sky Practice terminal at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, and a fifth route offering an intra-city commuter loop.
The entire monitor size throughout all routes was anticipated to span 194 kilometres, with the aim of easing Accra’s rising visitors congestion and boosting financial exercise within the capital.
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In November 2018, the federal government signed a Memorandum of Settlement (MoU) with the South African-based Africa Funding (Ai) SkyTrain Consortium for the development of the Accra Sky Practice Mission.
The settlement was signed on the sidelines of the Africa Funding Discussion board in Johannesburg, South Africa, by then Railways Growth Minister, Joe Ghartey.
The Auditor-Common’s report on Ghana’s public boards, companies, and statutory establishments for the interval ending thirty first December 2021 revealed that $2 million had been paid in 2019 as a premium to accumulate unusual shares for the event of the Sky Practice Mission.
The report said that Africa Investor Holdings Restricted included a Particular Objective Car (SPV) in Mauritius to determine Ghana Sky Practice Restricted, which was meant to develop the challenge underneath a Design, Construct, Finance, and Function (DBFO) concession association.
With investigations nonetheless ongoing, the general public awaits additional readability on the destiny of the $2 million funding and whether or not any people will probably be held accountable for the failed challenge.
