Ghana is working with United States authorities to pursue individuals implicated in the alleged bribery scheme connected to the AKSA power plant contract awarded between 2014 and 2017, Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai has disclosed.
In a post on social media, Justice Srem Sai said Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine is engaging his US counterparts to ensure that all persons linked to the alleged corruption are held accountable.
“The Honourable Attorney-General is working with his United States counterparts to bring to book persons who are implicated in the bribery scheme related to the 2014-2017 power plant development contract between a Turkish energy company and the Government,” he stated.
The announcement follows the conviction of Kwaku Asante Berko by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York.
Berko, a former Goldman Sachs banker and former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other related offences.
US prosecutors accused Berko of orchestrating the payment of more than US$1 million in bribes to senior Ghanaian government officials to facilitate the approval and financing of a multimillion-dollar power plant project for a Turkish energy company.
During the trial, which began in late July 2026, prosecutors argued that Berko and his associates outside Goldman Sachs made the illicit payments to influence the awarding of the power plant contract.
Prosecutor Katherine Raut told the Brooklyn federal court that the alleged bribery scheme was designed to secure government approval for the project during the period between 2014 and 2017.
Justice Srem Sai’s statement signals that the Ghanaian government may seek further investigations and possible prosecutions of individuals in Ghana who are alleged to have participated in the scheme.
The case has drawn renewed attention to international cooperation in tackling corruption involving cross-border commercial transactions and public contracts.
