The High Court has directed Yaw Odame-Darkwa, a former board member of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and key prosecution witness, to retrieve, verify, and submit 16 specific emails believed to be central to the ongoing Sky Train trial.
The order followed an intense cross-examination by defence counsel Victoria Barth, who challenged the witness with a set of email correspondences from the GIIF Investment Committee dated between July and September 2018.
Odame-Darkwa had maintained throughout his testimony that the controversial Sky Train project never received board approval, insisting that any document suggesting otherwise “cannot be genuine.” He further asserted that the project appeared before the Board only once and was never subjected to the required levels of consideration for funding.
The defence, however, argued that several emails — including some authored by Odame-Darkwa himself — contradict aspects of his testimony. These emails reportedly list the Sky Train among agenda items circulated to board members, raising questions about the extent of engagement and review.
Among the emails Odame-Darkwa must now produce are:
A 24 September 2018 message he sent to GIIF CEO Solomon Asamoah and Investment Committee members, circulating a proposed meeting agenda that included the Sky Train project.
A 25 September 2018 email regarding an upcoming InvestCo meeting.
Additional correspondence dated 26 September 2018, also authored by him.
He is also required to retrieve several emails from Solomon Asamoah dated between 28 July and 26 September 2018, many containing attachments and agenda documents related to major GIIF projects.
Odame-Darkwa told the court he could not immediately access his personal email accounts and needed time to verify the authenticity of the correspondence. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay subsequently ordered that all 16 emails be produced by December 16, 2025, the next adjourned date.
The trial, which involves former GIIF Board Chair Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi and former CEO Solomon Asamoah, concerns allegations of causing financial loss to the state. Prosecutors argue that a US$2 million payment for the Sky Train project was made without proper board approval and without any corresponding work done.
Proceedings will resume on December 16, when the court expects Odame-Darkwa to present the requested documents.
