A political aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto has fired shots at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.
Kofi Tonto boldly declared that Kissi Agyebeng and his office are wasting public resources.
According to Kofi Tonto, the OSP should proceed to court and stop the public press conferences in their dealings with Ken Ofori-Atta.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM, Kofi Tonto stated, “The Office of the Special Prosecutor is wasting public resources. If they truly have evidence against Ken Ofori-Atta, they should have gone to court long ago instead of playing to the gallery.”
“If you have a solid case, go to court. You don’t need him in Ghana to start the legal process. This constant media trial without substance is only eroding public trust and wasting taxpayers’ money”, Tonto insisted.
His comments come on the back of the OSP rejecting Ken Ofori-Atta’s request for a virtual session.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, Ken Ofori-Atta must present himself physically to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Kissi Agyebeng added, “This office has always requested his attendance, and we have indicated clearly to him that we are unwilling to waive it. If we were amenable to taking any statement from Ken Ofori-Atta in absentia, we would have done so in February, and not waited till June 2, 2025.
“We want him here physically, and we insist on it. A suspect in a criminal investigation does not pick and choose how the investigative body conducts its investigations and the methods suitable to him and his convenience. We will not countenance this conduct, not in this case”, he revealed.
The Special Prosecutor further revealed that he has triggered a process for the issuance of an INTERPOL red notice, potentially subjecting Ken Ofori-Atta, to international arrest and extradition.
“About 30 minutes before this brief, I triggered processes for the issuance of an INTERPOL red notice for the location and provisional arrest of Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta in whichever jurisdiction, pending extradition or his surrender,” the Special Prosecutor revealed.
It will be recalled the OSP accused him 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), the loss reduction contract between ECG and Beijing Jao and Health Ministry to Service Ghana Auto Limited/Ambulances.
