The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has identified five key individuals as persons of interest in its ongoing investigation into the Ghanaian side of the controversial AKSA power deal.
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng made the disclosure during a press conference in Accra on August 26, 2026, saying the OSP had been carefully investigating the Ghana dimension of the case despite maintaining public silence.
The five individuals named are Kwabena Donkor, who served as Minister of Power; Francis Walkson Kwesi Dzata, a Technical Advisor to the Minister of Power; Solomon Adjetey Sowah, a former Deputy Director at the Ministry of Power; Lyndon George Nii Saul Mettle, a Director at Tricorp Group Limited; and Baffour Ankoma Brobbey, an employee of Tricorp Group Limited.
Mr Agyebeng stressed that the list could extend beyond the five individuals, noting that other persons of interest include current and former employees of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), and some officials of the former Ministry of Power.
He, however, cautioned against interpreting the designation as an indication of criminal wrongdoing. According to him, being classified as a person of interest does not automatically make an individual a suspect.
“A person of interest is not necessarily a suspect,” Mr Agyebeng explained, stressing that the two classifications have different meanings in an investigation. He added that being named in either category does not amount to criminal liability or a conviction unless guilt is established beyond reasonable doubt by a competent court.
The Special Prosecutor also revealed that the OSP provided investigative and evidentiary assistance to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through Ghana’s established mutual legal assistance framework.
He said the United States Department of Justice had acknowledged the OSP’s contribution as “significant assistance” in the prosecution of the case, highlighting the importance of international cooperation in tackling corruption involving multiple jurisdictions.
Mr Agyebeng said the OSP’s involvement did not end after assisting US authorities. The office has continued investigating the Ghanaian dimension of the matter to determine whether any conduct falls within the scope of Ghanaian criminal law.
He cautioned that the conviction of an individual in another country does not automatically establish criminal liability for people connected to the matter in Ghana.
“Each person’s acts must be assessed under Ghanaian law, using lawfully obtained evidence capable of supporting a prosecution here,” he said.
The OSP’s investigation follows the conviction of Ghanaian-American businessman Asante Kwaku Berko by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, on August 6, 2026.
Berko, a former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery and former Executive Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, was convicted of conspiring to pay and paying more than US$1 million in bribes to several Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015.
The alleged payments were linked to the development and financing of a 370-megawatt fuel-oil power plant in Tema under an agreement involving the Government of Ghana, Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. and Goldman Sachs.
The latest disclosure by the OSP signals that investigations into the Ghanaian dimension of the AKSA deal remain active, with authorities yet to determine whether the evidence gathered will support criminal proceedings against any of the persons identified.
By : Rachael Djabakie