Godfred Yeboah Dame a former Attorney General has said the Office of the Special Prosecutor reaction on the former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta unnecessary and extreme.
According to him, Ken Ofori-Atta left Ghana long before the OSP’s request to him to answer questions.
Godfred Yeboah Dame before a person can be seen as avoiding the requirement of a criminal process, there must be evidence.
Speaking at a press conference on February 14, the former Justice Minister stated, “It is not as if the OSP asked for Ken Ofori-Atta, and then he travelled out of the country. He left Ghana long before the OSP’s request,”
“Before a person can be seen to be avoiding the requirement of a criminal process, there must be evidence that the person was first subjected to a process. In this case, there was none,”
His comment comes after the OSP Kissi Agyebeng declared Ken Ofori-Atta a fugitive for failing to appear for interrogation into corruption-related investigations.
Ken Ofori Atta has been accused of causing financial loss to the state in several dealings including the construction of the famous National Cathedral and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA’s) – Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML).
He stated, “The fugitive’s name is Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta. Mr Ofori-Atta is 66 years old. He was the minister of Finance of the republic between 2017 and 2024. Mr Ofori-Atta left the jurisdiction on or around 2 January 2025.On 24th January 2025, the OSP communicated to Mr Ofori-Atta that OSP considered him suspect in respect to four of the cases above. Mr Ofori-Atta was asked to attend in person on Monday 10th February 2025 at 10GMT for an interview…Mr Ofori-Atta instructed his lawyers to inform the OSP that he was out of the jurisdiction indefinitely on medical grounds…”
