Bright Simons, Honourary Vice President for IMANI Africa, has voiced his profound disappointment with Ghana’s Attorney General, Godfred Dame, following the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa in the €2.3 million ambulance case.

Mr Simons expressed his discontent in a candid post on X, reflecting on his previously high regard for Dame’s legal tenacity when he served as Deputy Attorney General. He wrote:

"I will be humble & admit it. I was one of the people who were mesmerised by Ghana's Attorney General when he was the Deputy. It was his dogged determination in pursuing the retrieval of the Woyome funds that earned my respect. I thought it was principle & national interest. Now I know better: he is driven by pure partisanship! National interest be damned. So disappointed," he wrote.

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a High Court ruling that had required Dr. Forson and Jakpa to present their defenses in connection with charges of causing financial loss to the state through the procurement of unsuitable ambulances between 2014 and 2016. The appeal court's verdict declared that the prosecution had failed to present sufficient evidence and criticized the trial judge’s decision as erroneous.

The three-judge panel concluded that any financial loss associated with the ambulance procurement should be attributed to the Ministry of Health’s recklessness, rather than the accused individuals. They noted, "If there is any financial loss, that was based on the Health Ministry’s recklessness and should be blamed on the Ministry of Health. If they worked in the interest of the state, the whole ambulance issue would have been dealt with. Both appellants have made a case for them to be acquitted and discharged."

In response, Attorney General Godfred Dame condemned the appellate court’s decision as undermining public accountability and the rule of law. He criticized the ruling as "perverse" and "grossly unfair to the nation," and vowed to file an appeal to counteract what he termed as an erroneous decision.

Meanwhile, the High Court has announced that it will not continue with the case involving Dr. Forson and Jakpa, following the Court of Appeal’s ruling.