Former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has raised serious concerns over the dramatic reduction in the civil liability figure in the case involving former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and seven others. He is calling for transparency and accountability in how the revised figure was determined and what role the appointed receiver played in that process.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on Channel One Newsroom on Monday, July 28, Tuah-Yeboah questioned the credibility of the new liability figure, which was revised from an initial GHS5.7 billion to GHS2.8 billion. The current Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, had earlier disclosed that the downward revision followed a reassessment by the receiver, as outlined in the updated statement of claim and writ of summons.
But Tuah-Yeboah expressed doubts about the process, urging authorities to explain how such a significant sum—nearly half of the original figure—could be written off without detailed public justification.
“If the Attorney General says 60% is what he thinks is the proper threshold when it comes to financial matters, then I beg to differ,” he said. “Sixty percent on the face of it may seem substantial, but what about the remaining 40%? Who accounts for that—especially in this case, where we were originally told GHS5.7 billion was at stake?”
Tuah-Yeboah also raised concerns about the authenticity of the initial assessment and the new revelation that approximately GHS2.1 billion of the amount might have been falsified.
“I even have a question there—who falsified it? Because the receiver was appointed by the Bank of Ghana. It was through the work of the receiver that we arrived at the GHS5.7 billion figure,” he pointed out. “So, now that the amount has been drastically reduced, what is the position of the receiver? What exactly changed in the calculations or assumptions?”
The case involving Dr. Duffuor and others stems from the collapse of uniBank Ghana, a development that played a central role in Ghana’s recent banking sector cleanup. The prosecution had previously pursued civil and criminal charges related to alleged financial irregularities, mismanagement, and breaches of banking regulations.
However, with the Attorney General’s office announcing its intention to discontinue the prosecution following partial recoveries and revised assessments, the decision has ignited a broader debate about accountability, transparency, and prosecutorial standards in high-profile financial cases.
Tuah-Yeboah’s comments add to growing calls from legal experts, civil society groups, and sections of the public for a full disclosure of the methodologies and evidence that informed the recalculated liability.