Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame has defended his suggestion for businessman Richard Jakpa to obtain a medical report, insisting it was purely for his well-being and not an attempt to influence the controversial ambulance procurement trial.

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Speaking at a press conference on February 14, Dame explained that Jakpa was genuinely unwell and needed the medical certificate to secure an adjournment in court.

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“When he went, he actually obtained the adjournment because he was not well. So the fact of my asking him to obtain a medical certificate because he was not well was nothing but factual,” Dame stated.

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He further revealed that his conversation with Jakpa—which was secretly recorded—was their only interaction during the trial, emphasizing that he had no hidden agenda.

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“Not knowing he himself had that illicit agenda and was secretly recording and was saying the things that he got on the tape, which came from him and not from me,” Dame added.

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His comments follow Attorney-General Dominic Ayine’s announcement that the case had been discontinued, ending a trial that had sparked intense public and political debate.

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