The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) this week released a 140-page report of its findings about infamous US$ 2.25 billion bond.

Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Brogya Genfi in March this year petitioned CHRAJ to investigate the bond on grounds that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, had attempted to “promote a personal interest for himself, as well as family and friends, which interfered with the objective exercise of his duties.”

A 17-paged letter from the Attorney General’s office, signed by the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, however rubbished these claims, insisting that “there is no evidence of any act or omission on the part of either the Ministry or the Minister supporting an allegation of participation in a business transaction or activity for the benefit of friends or family.”

It further clarified that “neither did the personal interests of either the Ministry of Finance or the Minister for Finance interfere with the performance of their duties and functions.”

“To the extent that the allegations made by the petitioner had the real tendency to negatively taint an otherwise highly successful financial exercise of great import by the Government of Ghana, we deem the petitioner’s allegations as very deplorable, since same are clearly anchored on blatant falsehoods and manifest unfamiliarity with the regulations and procedure for the issue of Government of Ghana Bonds. We pray for the petition to be dismissed as grossly unmeritorious and frivolous,” the letter said.

CHRAJ in its findings, stated that although it found no concrete evidence on conflict of interest against the Minister, he [Ken Ofori-Atta] breached several procedures.

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FULL CHRAJ REPORT