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The arrest of Prof. Christopher Ekumfi Ameyaw, the former Board Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), was authorized by Attorney-General and Justice Minister Dr. Dominic Ayine.
On the morning of Sunday, March 2, 2025, he was taken into custody by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
The arrest was related to an ongoing investigation into financial transactions that took place when he was the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund’s (GIIF) board chairman.
But during that night, Prof. Ameyaw was released.
In an interview with GhanaWeb TV in Accra, Dr. Ayine disclosed that the former chairman was questioned over payments made while he was in charge.
He further said that Prof. Ameyaw acknowledged that “two million dollars” had been paid for some work, but that no work had been completed.
The Attorney-General said, “We are still investigating the circumstances of the payment and those involved.”
After being arrested by the NIB for allegedly causing financial loss to the state, Prof. Christopher Ekumfi Ameyaw’s attorneys have defended him and adamantly maintained his innocence.
“We the lawyers absolutely are confident that Professor Ameyaw Ekumfi is innocent of whatever they raised against him”, Kenneth Korankye, one of Prof. Ameyaw’s lawyers said.
“Let them bring all the facts that they have, once they bring all the facts we shall answer them as counsels of Professor Ameyaw Ekumfi” he stated.
“I believe that our client is absolutely innocent of any charges, that’s what I can say, let them do their homework, let them do it well and then when they come we shall also have our side of the story” he added.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
