$2m Sky Train Case: Supreme Court dismisses ex-GIIF CEO's bid to halt trial

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction filed by former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah, clearing the way for the $2 million Sky Train trial to continue at the High Court.

Asamoah, the first accused in the case, had filed a certiorari application seeking to quash the High Court’s decision refusing his submission of no case after the close of the prosecution's case.

He subsequently sought an injunction to restrain the High Court from proceeding with his trial pending the determination of the certiorari application and a further suspension of the orders requiring him to open his defence.

Justice Senyo Dzamefe, JSC, sitting as a single Justice of the Supreme Court, after hearing arguments on Friday, August 29, 2026, dismissed the injunction application this morning.

The court ruled “that the applicant, based on his own affidavit evidence, does not disclose a serious case to be tried, as the matters complained of are matters for appeal.”

It also reasoned “that the decision by the trial judge to rule on the submission of no case is not an exercise made without or in excess of jurisdiction, and as well that the applicant has not made out a case for what irreparable harm will be caused when the injunction is not granted.”

“This ruling means that proceedings in the trial can go on as scheduled and won’t be halted to wait for the outcome of the certiorari application filed by the applicant,” the update noted.

The High Court has scheduled September 23 as the final extended deadline for the accused persons to file their defence if they wish to do so.

In a related development, the second accused person, Prof Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi, has filed a repeat application for a stay of proceedings, which is scheduled to be heard on September 1 at the Court of Appeal.

The two accused persons, former CEO of the GIIF, Solomon Asamoah, and former Board Chair of GIIF, Prof Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi, are standing trial for allegedly paying $2 million for a Skytrain project without board approval.

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