Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has sued Jospong CEO Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong and his company, J. A Plantpool Ghana Limited.
The suit stems from an alleged excess payment of $2 million under the NPP government’s District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).
In a post shared by Lawyer and journalist Joseph Ackah-Blay, he wrote, “The Attorney General has sued Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong and his J.A Plantpool company. The entire dispute revolves around $2m. The AG in court documents alleges that the Government in 2024 entered into an agreement with Plantpool for the supply of equipment under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).
The contract sum payable to Plantpool was $178,704,739.50. Included in the executed contract was a schedule said to identify the equipment, unit cost and total cost (9 items in all).
The AG says even though the total row at the bottom of this schedule states the total cost column as $178,704,739.50, the actual correct figure if each of the items is added is $176,704,739.50. Ie a difference of $2m. The contract sum, the AG argues, corresponds to the wrong total at the bottom of the schedule and not the correct figure if one accurately adds the unit costs.
The AG alleges that despite this glaring error, the state has fully paid the overstated $178,704,739.50 to Plantpool. The AG says he has demanded a refund of the excess money and has not received the same; hence, he is in court asking that it order Dr Agyepong and Plantpool to return the excess money.
Of course, these are allegations at this stage”.
It will be recalled, Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, revealed that the government has demanded a refund of $2 million from JA Plant Pool Ghana.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, Dr Ayine stated, “In the case of DRIP, JA Plant was overpaid by $2 million. The contract sum was $176 million. On the face of the contract, that is the sum that was stated.
When we examined the invoices of payments, it was $178 million that was paid. So right away, there was a difference of $2 million. So we asked that the $2 million be paid back by JA Plant Pool,” he disclosed.
Dr Ayine revealed that the investigation also found tax evasion amounting to GH¢38.7 million, adding that 190 pieces of equipment were imported and cleared under false tax exemption claims.
He added, “We also realised that 190 pieces of equipment were added and cleared without payment of tax. In other words, they were added to the release as if they were tax exempt”.
“When they did the analysis, following the HS code, it came out that GH¢38.7 million of tax was evaded. So in respect of the two sums, we have made a demand on them to pay that money.”
Dr Ayine further explained, “We noticed that the equipment were over-invoiced by between 100–300%. For example, one piece of equipment that cost $40,000 was invoiced at $84,000. That is over 110%”.
“You can imagine all the equipment for all the districts, and we are going through each of them. And in criminal law, charges must be specific, and if you miss the specificity, your case will be thrown out”.
However, speaking in an exclusive interview with 3News on October 24, Dr Ayine maintained that investigations conducted by his office substantiate the allegations, despite the company’s denial.
Dr Dominic Ayine stated, “We have investigated and we have the evidence. So, if they are making that claim, we’ll come out with the truth. What I said, I stand by. And if they are not conforming to the demand I’ve made, I have the courts to help me do so”.
J.A. Plant Pool (Ghana) Limited (JAPP), in a statement, replied to the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, following his alleged US$2 million overpayment in the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP) contract.
According to JA Plant Pool, the alleged US$2 million overpayment was a clerical error in official documents.
They further dismissed the Attorney General’s claims of alleged tax evasion and over-invoicing.
See the post below:
The Attorney General has sued Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong and his J.A Plantpool company. The entire dispute revolves around $2m. The AG in court documents alleges that Government in 2024 entered into an agreement with Plantpool for the supply of equipment under the District Road…
— Joseph Ackah-Blay (@BlayAckah) May 28, 2026
Attorney General sues, JA Plant Pool and Jospong CEO, Dr. Joseph Agyepong, to recover $2 million in excess payment made under a DRIP contract… #GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/EuaKzoRTE7
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) May 28, 2026
