Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure has questioned the government on whether it will persue a case against persons who received bribes related to the development of a power plant in Ghana.
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker, Kwaku Asante Berko who also served as Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has been convicted for paying more than $1 million in bribes related to the development of a power plant in Ghana.
He went on trial in late July 2026 for allegedly bribing government officials in Ghana to secure the lucrative power plant deal for a client.
Asante Berko, 52, and his associates outside the bank are said to have paid high-ranking government officials in Ghana more than US$1 million in bribes a decade ago to approve the development and financing of the multimillion-dollar power plant, prosecutor Katherine Raut told a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York in her opening statement.
Commenting on the development, Manasseh Azure, just like other analysts, has raised questions indicating that persons who took the bribes in Ghana’s Parliament, among others need to be investigated and prosecuted.
His question shared via social media read “America has convicted the bribe facilitator. Will Ghana prosecute our bribe receivers?”
