In an open letter dated February 26, Mr. Ofori-Atta sought to correct the record, describing the situation as both perplexing and upsetting.
His response follows a wanted notice issued against him by the OSP, which was later withdrawn.
According to the OSP, the investigation focused on several financial transactions, including the Strategic Mobilization-GRA contract, the termination of the ECG-BXC contract, payments for the National Cathedral, ambulance purchases, and the use of the Tax Refund Account.
Subsequently, the OSP confirmed that Mr. Ofori-Atta had officially communicated his intention to return voluntarily. As a result, he was removed from the wanted list, though the office cautioned that failure to return as promised would result in further legal action.
Reflecting on the situation, Mr. Ofori-Atta expressed his confusion about the unfolding events.
“I have been in the news recently in quite a dramatic manner. I thought it important to 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.
“I was out of the country on January 24 for medical reasons when the Special Prosecutor invited me to an in-person meeting on February 10, 2025, in connection with four ‘corruption and corruption-related cases.’ I was neither the originating nor the implementing Minister in any of these portfolios. I immediately responded through my lawyers, indicating my willingness to have them provide any information required for the investigation, given that I would be out of the country for the next few months for medical reasons,” a report by citinewsroom.com quotes Ofori-Atta as saying.
He added, “The Special Prosecutor rejected the offer to meet with my lawyers, insisting on a firm date for my personal attendance. Instead, on February 11, my home was raided by armed National Security operatives. The Special Prosecutor remarked that I had staged the raid on my own home and subsequently launched an international campaign, declaring that I was a wanted ‘fugitive from justice.’”
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
