Ghanaian Times

Stadia rehabilitation contracts probe...Vital witness seeks refuge in Togo", says the Ghanaian Times in a

lead headline. The paper says a man whose participation as a witness in the work of the committee to investigate the award of contracts for the rehabilitation of the Accra and Kumasi sports stadia for the just-ended Africa Under-20 Youth soccer championship, has fled the country. According to the Times, he fears that his life will be in danger if he appears before the probe and he is reportedly seeking refuge in Togo.

The paper says before he disappeared he said: "I can't hide and keep quiet forever, because one night while I was on my job, a very big man came to the Accra Sports Stadium and I revealed certain things to him".

The Vice-President, Prof. John Atta Mills, ordered a probe into the award of contracts for the renovation of the two stadia, because of suspected irregularities. The Times says the witness (name withheld), told the paper, "I fear for my life. I am dealing with high society people who can be very vicious and are capable of harming me".