Quality Grain case adjourned to 23 July

A Fast Track Court (FTC) in Accra trying two former Ministers of State and three former Senior Government Officials accused of conspiring and wilfully causing financial loss of 22 million dollars and three billion cedis to the state resumed sitting on Tuesday.

The amount being monies guaranteed and advanced for the Quality Grain Company (QGC) project at Aveyime in the Volta Region. The Supreme Court (SC) on 28 February, this year ruled that the FTC was unconstitutional and had no jurisdiction to try cases, hence all cases which were then pending before the FTC were suspended. The Court then on 26 June, overturned its earlier decision.

Mr Justice Dickson Kwame Afreh, a Supreme Court sitting with additional responsibility as a FTC Judge, adjourned the case to 23 July, for continuation. Dr George Yankey, a former Director of the Ministry of Finance, who was being cross-examined by The Director for Public Prosecutions, Mr Osafo Sampong, at the last sitting, was absent. All the accused persons have pleaded not guilty and are on self-recognisance bail.

The other accused persons are: Ibrahim Adam, former Minister of Food and Agriculture; Kwame Peprah, former Minister of Finance; Dr Samuel Dapaah, former Chief Director, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Nana Ato Dadzie, former Chief of Staff at the Office of the Ex-President.