Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has challenged his successor, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to provide evidence of a GHS10 million settlement offer allegedly made by lawyers representing Beige Capital, which Dr. Ayine claims he rejected.
During a sectoral update on Monday, July 28, Dr. Ayine stated that shortly after assuming office, he was offered GHS10 million by legal representatives of Beige Capital as part of a potential settlement relating to issues from the financial sector clean-up. He said he rejected the offer, citing a commitment to justice and personal integrity.
However, in a strongly worded response on Tuesday, July 29, Mr. Dame questioned the validity of the claim and demanded documentation to back it.
“I ask, under what circumstances does Dr. Ayine claim that counsel for the accused in the Beige Bank case offered him GHC10Million? I assert that there is no record of this. I challenge Dr. Ayine to produce the receipt of such a proposal and his official response. Was it a proposal to Ayine in his private capacity?,” he asked.
Mr. Dame’s challenge comes amid public debate surrounding Dr. Ayine’s decision to enter a nolle prosequi in a separate high-profile case involving Unibank founder Dr. Kwabena Duffuor. Dr. Ayine has defended that move, citing asset recovery progress and legal complications that hampered the earlier prosecution.
Dame also criticised Dr. Ayine’s handling of the Beige Bank prosecution, noting that the State lost an appeal against a ruling of “no case” for the accused under his leadership.
“Alarmingly, instead of exploring means of challenging the correctness of the decision of the Court of Appeal at the Supreme Court, Dr. Ayine seems very satisfied with the development and has already made comments suggestive of a disinclination to appeal,” Dame added.
The exchange adds to growing tension between the current and former Attorneys General over how financial sector-related prosecutions have been handled.
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