Joe Ghartey is a former Minister of Railways Development
A former Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has said Monday’s meeting with officials of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) investigating the Sky Train Project laid to rest any doubts that the Ministry of Railways Development did not follow due process.
After the meeting with NIB officials, Ghartey said that the Sky Train Project was modeled as a Build, Operate Transfer (BOT) transaction and thus, no payments were made by the Ministry of Railways Development on his watch, as evidenced by the 2021 Auditor-General’s Report.
The former railways development minister intimated that his ministry took all the needful steps to ensure that it bore no liability (risk and cost) for feasibility studies conducted on the project.
Responding to questions about the invitation by the NIB, Joe Ghartey said he had incorporated several clauses in the agreements covering the project to absolve his ministry of any financial obligations whatsoever.
Ghartey further stated that he had no reservations about cooperating with the NIB officials on Monday, as the Sky Train transaction was above board.
Earlier, the former GIIF Board Chairman, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, had also been invited to provide information on the transaction.
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