Tema, Ghana – Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has advised the current administration under President John Dramani Mahama to prioritize completion of Ghana’s ground railway system before considering the development of a sky train.
Speaking on Ahotor FM’s “Yepe Ahunu” show with host Nana Dogbe, Mr. Koomson said the government must direct full attention to revitalizing the country’s ground transportation infrastructure, especially the railway lines, rather than shifting focus to expensive and ambitious sky train proposals.
“Let us make sure that we boost the ground train first and fix the railway lines before we think about a sky train,” he said.
His comments come in the wake of the formal criminal charges brought against former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) CEO Solomon Asamoah and ex-board chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi in relation to the controversial Accra Sky Train project.
The Attorney General’s Office has charged the two for allegedly authorizing an unauthorized $2 million payment to Africa Investor Holdings Limited for preliminary work on the sky train system—work that was never completed, and for a project that was never built.
The charges, filed at the High Court (Criminal Division), include:
– Wilfully causing financial loss to the state under the Criminal Offences Act,
– Conspiracy to commit a crime through intentional dissipation of public funds,
– Violation of the Public Property Protection Decree.
According to the AG’s filing, the payment was made in February 2019 without proper board approval, breaching GIIF’s governance protocols.
The project itself, which began in 2018 as a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Railways Development, GIIF, and Africa Investor Holdings, failed to progress beyond the initial planning stage.
In response, Mr. Koomson suggested that while accountability is necessary, imprisonment is not the best solution. Instead, he urged the government to focus on recovering the funds.
“Imprisonment is not the way to go. Let’s just get our money back. Even if we get 90% or 80% of it, it will help the country,” he said.
Mr. Koomson also called on the NDC government to remain committed to its principles and deliver on the trust Ghanaians placed in them during the 2024 general elections.
“The NDC must stay glued to their ideologies and they should use their 2/3rds in parliament to do so many good things for the country. They should stop the internal fights and create a robust economy to collapse the NPP forever,” he urged.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine emphasized the seriousness of the case, stating that the accused acted outside their mandate, leading to significant financial loss.
“The payment was unauthorized, and the project never materialized. This is a clear case of financial misconduct,” the AG’s statement noted.
The High Court is set to proceed with the case, with some GIIF board members expected to testify as prosecution witnesses. The prosecution is part of a broader initiative by the Mahama administration to combat financial mismanagement and corruption, with similar cases in progress, including the National Service Scheme ghost names scandal.
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh(#RomeoWrites
) / Ahotoronline.com | Ghana 
