OSP names persons of interest involved in AKSA bribery scandal

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor and four other Ghanaian officials as persons of interest in the AKSA bribery scandal.

The other persons named are Francis Rockson Kwasi Dzata, a former Technical Adviser to the Minister of Power; Solomon Adjetey Sowah, a former Deputy Director at the Ministry of Power; George Nii Mettle, a director of Tricorp Group Limited; and Baffour Ankomah Brobbey, an employee of the company.

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Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Agyebeng said the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) had been investigating the Ghana dimension of the case despite its public silence on the matter.

“As I stated earlier, we have been carefully investigating the Ghana dimension, and our public silence has not meant inaction. Our involvement with the case and the evidence so far enable us to identify the following as the main persons of interest in this case,” he said.

"Kwabena Donkor, who was at all times the Minister of Power; Francis Rockson Kwasi Dzata, who was at all times the Technical Advisor to the Minister of Power; Solomon Adjetey Sowah, who was at all times the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Power; George Nii Mettle, who was at all times the Director at Tricorp Group Limited; and Baffour Ankomah Brobbey, who was an employee at Tricorp Group Limited," he mentioned.

According to Agyebeng, the investigation also covers some current and former employees of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), and the former Ministry of Power.

“Other persons of interest include some present and former employees of Volta River Authority, Ghana Grid Company Limited, Electricity Company of Ghana, Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission, and some staff of the entity formerly known as the Ministry of Power,” he said.

The Special Prosecutor, however, cautioned against treating the persons of interest as suspects, stressing that the two classifications are different.

“Please bear in mind that the person of interest is not necessarily a suspect. The two categories of person of interest and suspect are distinct in investigative classifications and should not be treated as interchangeable,” he explained.

He further stressed that being identified as a person of interest or a suspect does not amount to a finding of guilt.

“Identification in either category does not constitute criminal culpability or conviction until guilt is proved beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a court of competent jurisdiction,” Agyebeng said.

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He urged the media and the public to be careful in how they report and treat the individuals named in the investigation.



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