Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has responded to the ongoing controversy surrounding his name and the investigations by Ghana’s Special Prosecutor, expressing shock and disappointment at recent developments.
In an open letter shared on social media, Ofori-Atta addressed the public, stating, “I have been in the news recently in quite a dramatic manner.
“I thought it important that I share with you the facts surrounding recent events and news articles concerning me and Ghana’s Special Prosecutor. I am as puzzled and dismayed, as I suspect you must be.”
According to him, the sequence of events began while he was outside the country seeking medical care.
“I was out of the country on January 24, for medical reasons, when the Special Prosecutor invited me to an in-person meeting for Feb 10, 2025, in connection with four ‘corruption and corruption-related cases’. I was not the originating nor implementing Minister in any of these portfolios,” he clarified.
Ofori-Atta explained that, despite being away, he did not ignore the invitation.
“I immediately responded through my lawyers, indicating my willingness to have them provide him with any information he may require to aid in his investigation, given that I will be out of the country for the next few months for medical reasons,” his letter read.
However, the Special Prosecutor was not satisfied with that arrangement.
“The Special Prosecutor rejected the offer to meet with my lawyers, insisting on a firm date for my personal attendance. Instead, on February 11th, my home was raided by armed National Security operatives.”
What seemed to trouble Ofori-Atta the most was the subsequent accusation that he orchestrated the raid himself.
“The Special Prosecutor remarked that I had staged the raid on my own home and, subsequently, launched an international campaign and declared that I was a wanted ‘fugitive from justice’.”
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