SkyTrain Case: Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi Pleads Not Guilty, Granted GH₵10 Million Bail
On May 26, 2025, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), appeared before the Accra High Court to face charges related to the controversial $2 million SkyTrain project. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was granted bail set at GH₵10 million with two sureties justified by landed properties in Accra. Charges and PleaProfessor Ameyaw-Akumfi faces four charges: Count 1: Conspiracy to commit a crime, to wit, wilfully causing financial loss to the Republic – Not Guilty Count 2: Wilfully causing financial loss to the state – Not Guilty Count 4: Conspiracy to commit a crime, to wit, intentional dissipation of public funds – Not Guilty Count 6: Intentional dissipation of public funds – Not Guilty hese charges stem from a $2 million payment made in 2019 by GIIF to Africa Investor Holdings […]