The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Canada Branch is calling for full disclosure, transparency and accountability in Ghana following the conviction of former Goldman Sachs investment banker Asante Kwaku Berko in a United States federal bribery and money laundering case linked to a major Ghanaian power project.
In a statement issued on 9 August 2026, the NPP Canada Branch said the conviction by a U.S. federal jury makes it imperative for Ghanaian authorities to address the Ghanaian dimension of the case and account publicly for any officials or institutions implicated by evidence presented during the trial.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Berko was convicted on all counts following a nine-day trial. Prosecutors alleged that he and others participated in a scheme involving more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian public officials in connection with the development and financing of a power plant during Ghana’s severe electricity crisis.
The NPP Canada Branch stressed that Berko’s conviction should not be interpreted as establishing the criminal guilt of any Ghanaian official who was not a defendant in the U.S. proceedings.
“Every person is entitled to due process,” the statement said, while arguing that the evidence concerning alleged payments and intended payments to Ghanaian officials is sufficiently serious to warrant a comprehensive investigation in Ghana.
The NPP Canada Branch says the U.S. case raises several questions that Ghanaian authorities must answer.
The statement cites evidence presented to the U.S. court concerning an alleged US$1 million payment discussed in relation to Ghana’s then Minister of Power, as well as US$250,000 allegedly intended for a senior adviser.
It also points to evidence concerning payments to five Ghanaian officials during a trip to Turkey and alleged payments involving Members of Parliament following Parliament’s ratification of the power agreement in July 2015.
U.S. prosecutors further alleged that Berko personally paid US$46,000 to Members of Parliament as part of the scheme.
The NPP Canada Branch said these allegations warrant answers because they concern public officials, parliamentary approval and decisions surrounding a major national energy project.
Among the questions it wants answered are:
Who were the Ghanaian officials identified in evidence presented before the U.S. court?
Which officials allegedly received money, and which were intended recipients?
What government decisions, approvals or parliamentary processes were connected to the alleged payments?
Were any Ghanaian laws breached?
Were public resources or Ghana’s national interest compromised?
What action have Ghanaian
investigative and prosecutorial authorities taken based on information already available to them?
NPP Canada also highlighted Ghana’s cooperation with the U.S. investigation.
The U.S. Department of Justice has acknowledged assistance from the International Cooperation Unit of Ghana’s Office of the Attorney-General and Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor during the U.S. prosecution.
The NPP Canada Branch argues that this makes the question of Ghana’s response even more important.
Rather than simply asking whether Ghanaian authorities will request information from the United States, the party says the public should know what information Ghana already possesses and what has been done with it.
The statement asks whether Ghanaian authorities have identified alleged recipients or beneficiaries, taken statements, traced financial transactions and conducted investigations on the Ghanaian side.
It also asks whether the public will eventually be informed about the outcome of those investigations.
NPP Canada further noted comments attributed to Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai on 8 August 2026 that the Attorney-General was engaging U.S. authorities with the aim of pursuing persons implicated in the alleged bribery scheme.
