Former CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Solomon Asamoah has refuted allegations made by Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, that he had gone into hiding in Senegal to evade justice.
Dr. Ayine disclosed during a press conference on Monday, March 24, that Mr Asamoah, – a key suspect in the Sky Train scandal – had moved to South Africa and finally to Senegal.
But in a March 24 statement, Asamoah described the claims as entirely inaccurate and untrue, stating that he is committed to transparency and cooperation with authorities.
Asamoah clarified that he traveled out of Ghana on Friday, March 21, 2025, to attend scheduled board meetings abroad as part of his corporate responsibilities.
He stressed that his departure had been planned well in advance and that no government official had contacted him regarding any investigation before he left the country.
“In fact, I traveled out of Ghana on Friday 21st March 2025 to attend scheduled board meetings as part of a corporate responsibility that was planned well in advance. Prior to my departure I have been present in Ghana for long periods in both February and March. During this period, I was never contacted by any government official in relation to an invitation to assist in any investigation.
“However, on Saturday, 22nd March 2025, a day after departure from Accra, I was indeed contacted via whatsapp by an official of the National Intelligence Bureau who requested an online meeting with me which we agreed to hold on Wednesday 26th March at 4 pm. This would enable me to respond to any misconceptions and misunderstandings on any substantive matter related to investments by GIIF.”
Dr Dominic Ayine the Attorney General and Minister for Justice said the former CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Solomon Asamoah was on the run during a press conference.
According to the Attorney General, Solomon Asante is hiding in Senegal to evade prosecution.
He further revealed that authorities tracked him revealing he left Ghana on February 2, authorities first noticed that he was in South Africa.
Speaking to the media on the investigation carried out on the 2m Sky Train scandal so far, Dr Dominic Ayine revealed, “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”, he added.
He further added, “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.”
