Transfer of huge sums of money to foreign consultant - Ex-Ministers help Police

The police have requested two former ministers and some officials of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Finance to assist in investigations into the transfer of huge sums of money to a foreign consultant.

The affected ministers are Mr Victor Selormey, former Deputy Minister of Finance, and Mr Dan Abodakpi, former Minister of Trade and Industry. The officials concerned are Mr Haizel of the Ministry of Trade, now on terminal leave; Ms Eva Mends of the USAID Desk, Ministry of Finance; and Mrs Agnes Datsa, Head of Bilateral Relations of the Ministry of Finance.

A statement signed by the Director of Police Public Relations, Mr Richard Baduweh, and issued in Accra said the investigations are in connection with the Court Computerisation Study, which involves a contract sum of $899,000 and the Science Technology Valley Study for which payments totalling $400,000 have so far been made. The statement further said the Science and Technology Valley Study is meant to promote public and private sector partnership for technology growth in the country.

The statement said Mr Selormey is further required to help unravel the mystery surrounding the allocation of $2 million from the Chinese Exim Bank to a non-existent company. It requested Mr Selormey, who is said to be out of the country at the moment, to report to the CID Headquarters or the Police Information Room as soon as he returns.

According to the statement, Mr Abodakpi has already been contacted and is helping the Police in their investigations. The police have, meanwhile, requested that any affected person who has not as yet contacted the police should do so as soon as possible