The AG will bring criminal charges in the NSS “ghost names” and Sky Train incidents next week.

Dr. Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has stated that his office will bring criminal charges in two high-profile scandals next week: the National Service Scheme (NSS) phantom names issue and the Accra Sky Train project.
During a press briefing on Wednesday, April 30, Dr. Ayine revealed that the investigations into the Sky Train project were completed. The investigation also found that the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) had paid a company $2 million for project preliminary work without the GIIF board’s approval.

According to the Attorney General, “only the former CEO, Mr Solomon Asamoah, and the former Board Chairman, Prof. Ameyaw Ekumfi, knew about and took action on the payment.” Next week, both will be billed. It is ready on the docket. They will be charged next week because we are aware of the charges we are bringing against them,” he said.

He also disclosed that a few members of the GIIF board have volunteered to serve as prosecution witnesses. Dr. Ayine is providing immunity deals to those who are willing to collaborate, in accordance with legal practice.

“I’m willing to make a deal if you are a whistleblower and even slightly involved so we can concentrate on the real criminals,” he stated.

He added that enquiries into the National Service Scheme (NSS) phantom names controversy have advanced gradually.

He affirmed that from the first week of May, “we will be filing charges against some of the persons involved.”

Assuring that dockets for these cases are nearly complete and that prosecutions will soon follow, the Attorney General also stated that his office is actively working on other significant cases, such as the purchase of mathematical sets, the National Cathedral expenditure, and the Senior High School Wi-Fi project.