The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr , has justified his decision to withdraw the case involving former Finance Minister Dr and seven others, who were facing charges in connection with the collapse of the defunct uniBank.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 28, 2025, Dr Ayine first clarified the amount involved in the criminal and civil cases against Dr Duffour and the other accused persons. "The charges in the criminal case against the accused persons involved a total amount of GH¢1.2 billion, while the civil case involved a total exposure of GH¢5.7 billion.
It is important to state for the avoidance of doubt that the total exposure in the criminal case is a part of the total civil case exposure.
In other words, the GH¢1.2 billion is not on top of the GH¢5.7 billion. "Now, the GH¢5.7 billion was made up of the following: GH¢2 billion being loans and advances which uniBank made to related and connected parties, and GH¢3.7 billion being payments made on behalf of or on the instructions of the accused persons," he explained.
