According to him, a flagged $2 million overpayment was not a clerical error, as claimed by lawyers for the program. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews on January 10, 2026, the AG debunked claims by J A Plant Pool Limited that the alleged US$2 million overpayment resulted from a clerical error, stating that the matter had been duly investigated and was proven to be an intentional overpayment. “It wasn’t a clerical error… We obtained invoices from the Ministry of Finance, from the DACF (the District Assembly Common Fund), and from PPA and compared all the invoices we received. And that figure is confirmed by all the invoices that they were overpaid by $2 million. DRIP Contract: JA Plant Pool was overpaid by $2 million - AG revealsHe stated that the confirmed tax evasion will be pursued alongside the US$2 million overpayment.

Source: GhanaWeb January 10, 2026 17:12 UTC