The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that he authorised the arrest of the former Board Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Prof. Christopher Ekumfi Ameyaw.

This comes after he was arrested by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on the morning of Sunday, March 2, 2025.

The arrest was in connection with an ongoing investigation into financial transactions during his tenure as Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).

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However, Prof. Ameyaw was released later that evening.

Speaking in an interview with Accra-based GhanaWeb TV, Dr. Ayine revealed that the former chairman was questioned about payments made under his leadership.

He further disclosed that Prof. Ameyaw admitted that a sum of “two million dollars” was paid for certain works, yet no work was actually done.

“We are still investigating the circumstances of the payment and those who were involved,” the Attorney-General stated.

Meanwhile, lawyers for Prof Christopher Ekumfi Ameyaw have come to his defence, firmly insisting on his innocence following his arrest by the NIB for allegedly causing financial loss to the state.

"We the lawyers absolutely are confident that Professor Ameyaw Ekumfi is innocent of whatever they raised against him", Kenneth Korankye, one of Prof. Ameyaw's lawyers said.

The Lawyer added "Let them bring all the facts that they have, once they bring all the facts we shall answer them as counsels of Professor Ameyaw Ekumfi"

He emphasised that "I believe that our client is absolutely innocent of any charges, that's what I can say, let them do their homework, let them do it well and then when they come we shall also have our side of the story."