$2m SkyTrain case: Supreme Court dismisses Ex-GIIF CEO's application to overturn High court ruling

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by former Chief Executive of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Solomon Asamoah, seeking to quash the High Court decision ordering him to open his defence.

The former GIIF CEO was also seeking an order from the apex court to prohibit the trial judge, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, from further presiding over his case.

Solomon Asamoah and former GIIF Board Chair Prof Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi have been charged with multiple offences, including stealing, causing financial loss to the state and money laundering, for allegedly siphoning $2 million meant for the construction of the Accra SkyTrain project.

They have pleaded not guilty and are on bail.

The High Court ordered the two accused persons to open their defence after dismissing their submission of no case to answer following the prosecution's closing of its case.

Dissatisfied with the court's decision, the accused persons escalated the matter to the Supreme Court and prayed for the apex court to quash the decision to open their defence.

In court on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, lawyers for Solomon Asamoah argued that Justice Kocuvie-Tay acted beyond her jurisdiction by making certain definitive pronouncements, especially ruling that the ex-GIIF CEO was responsible for the financial loss.

But Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai opposed the prayer, indicating that the applicants had not met the criteria to warrant the grant of their application for certiorari and prohibition of the trial judge.

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, with Justices Asiedu Adibu, Hafisata Amaleboba, Sophia Bernasko-Essah and Anthony Forson Jnr as members, also raised concerns that sufficient grounds had not been established to warrant the grant of their prayer.

The Supreme Court consequently dismissed the application, leaving the trial to proceed at the High Court.