Nii Ashie Moore
The counter-accusations between the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Ashie Moore and a Singaporean businessman, Toh Yu Kang has taken a new twist as a High Court in Accra has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against the businessman.
The court, presided over by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu, also ordered the NDC executive to release items belonging to the Singaporean by close of Friday, September 5, 2025.
The Singaporean had alleged that he invested over GH¢1.5 million in the NDC prior to the 2024 general election through Ashie Moore, and made further $800,000 payments to him towards the performance of a purported multi-million dollar Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) contract.
He later sued Moore seeking a recovery of the $800,000 and another GH¢20 million as compensation for threats, physical assaults, humiliation, psychological distress, among others.
Ashie Moore, on the other hand, has accused the businessman of defrauding him of $3 million leading to his arrest and arraignment on a charge of defrauding by false pretences.
That case had been adjourned by the Dansoman Circuit Court to allow the Office of the Attorney General to offer legal advice on the matter.
However, the High Court hearing the human rights violations case filed by Toh Yu Kang quashed the criminal trial and ordered the respondent to release all items belonging to the applicant.
The issue has generated significant public concern and, Prof. Kwaku Asare, a private legal practitioner, has called for a thorough investigation into the allegation made against Ashie Moore.
Suit
Toh Yu Kang, the CEO and Director of NSG Group, a Singapore-based investment company, has filed a human rights suit against Ashie Moore seeking a refund of $800,000 and a compensation of GH¢20 million over a purported multi-million ECG contract.
Court documents indicate that Ashie Moore took the $800,000 in two tranches of $100,000 and $700,000 as a percentage of an ECG contract he had secured during the Akufo-Addo-led administration.
He avers that he had the desire to invest in the Ghanaian market which is said to be viable, and he was introduced to Ashie Moore through a Chinese associate, Liang Liu Bing, with whom he had dealings in the past.
The NDC Greater Accra Regional Chairman allegedly presented himself as a well-connected businessman capable of helping Toh Yu Kang access lucrative ECG contracts in the country.
Kang said he made the payments; an initial $100,000 through wire transfer and a further $700,000 which was received in Singapore by an aide to Ashie Moore identified only Henry, as a deposit for the ECG contract and operational cost.
However, upon receipt of the money, Ashie Moore became unresponsive, the applicant alleges.
He further averred that Ashie Moore later returned, requesting an additional $1.5 million to support the NDC’s 2024 election campaign, citing the flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, in WhatsApp exchanges.
Ashie Moore allegedly invited the Singaporean to Ghana for a three-day visit between May 28 and 30, 2025, for furtherance of their business dealings.
However, Toh Yu Kang was arrested and detained by armed men who were under instructions from Moore, and demanded $3 million from his associate, Liang Liu Bing, the suit alleged.
Kang disclosed that he was extorted of his phones and money, later arrested and remanded by the Dansoman Circuit Court, which also denied him bail.
He added that he reached out to his country’s High Commission in Ghana, which came to his aid and helped him file the suit.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak