Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has challenged claim that former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor received a $1 million bribe in connection with the AKSA Energy deal.

Speaking on TV3’s New Day on August 10, 2026, Rashid Tanko Computer said the US Justice Department’s account of the case did not establish that the former minister actually received the alleged $1 million.

According to him, the statement only indicated that discussions had taken place about paying the amount to the minister to facilitate key approvals for the project.

“Did they say, ‘paid $1 million to the minister?’ Did you see that statement there?” he questioned.

He argued that there was a significant difference between discussing a proposed payment and establishing that the money was actually paid.

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“The statement did not say they have paid $1 million to the minister. And yet we have made everybody say that $1 million has been paid to somebody,” he said.

Tanko Computer therefore urged Ghanaians to read the actual court documents and judgments surrounding the US case instead of relying on political interpretations of the findings.

He said the issue should be handled based on the evidence contained in the judgment, insisting that allegations of corruption must be properly established before individuals are accused of receiving bribes.

Tanko Computer maintained that if investigations establish wrongdoing involving officials from either the NDC or NPP, those found culpable should face prosecution.

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