The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, , has withdrawn an appeal initiated by his predecessor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, against a Court of Appeal ruling that acquitted and discharged Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa of charges related to causing financial loss to the state.
In a Notice of Abandonment of Appeal dated January 23, 2025, Dr.
Ayine stated that the state had decided not to pursue the matter any further. "Please take notice that the Republic, having previously served notice of appeal against the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on July 30, 2024, hereby gives notice that it does not intend to prosecute the appeal further and abandons all proceedings related to this matter from the date of this notice," he stated.
On July 30, 2024, a Court of Appeal upheld an appeal on the Financial and Economic Court's decision by then Minority Leader and former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. .
