Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that Solomon Asamoah, former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and a central figure in the ongoing Sky Train Scandal, is currently in Senegal, evading prosecution.

Providing an update on the case, Dr. Ayine disclosed that $2 million was disbursed for the controversial project following a request from Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, then Board Chairman of GIIF, and Solomon Asamoah.

“In respect of SkyTrain, we can confirm that the $2 million was paid at the request of the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Infrastructure Fund (GIIF), Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, and then CEO, Solomon Asamoah, who is currently hiding in Senegal. We tracked him first and noticed that he was in South Africa. So, he left Ghana on February 2, to South Africa,” Dr. Ayine stated.

According to the Attorney General, investigators initially traced Asamoah to South Africa, but he later moved to Senegal, where he has refused to return for questioning.

“We were monitoring him there, and then he left, and he is now in Senegal. When we contacted him, he told us that he would not come to Ghana until three months from now.

“So we are patiently waiting for him. If he wants to be tried in absentia, that is his choice to make. But we have the prosecutorial authority to prosecute him in absentia. The person who acted with him to transfer that money, Prof Akumfi, is in the country. So, if there is going to be a delay, we will start the prosecution with him being a suspect who is being tried in absentia,” Dr. Ayine added.

The Sky Train Project, introduced under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, was intended to transform Ghana’s transportation sector but has since become entangled in allegations of financial mismanagement.