Why will the OSP not do a video interview with Ken Ofori-Atta - Wife

Professor Angela Ofori-Atta wife of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has raised concern with why the Office of the Special Prosecutor was not ready to do a video interview with Ken as part of the ongoing investigation.

In a radio interview on Joy FM’s Newsnight on Monday [June 16, 2025], the clinical psychologist stated that the absence of  Ken in Ghana should not put the investigations on hold.

She said Ken was ready and was prepared to return "home" to Ghana once the doctors give the green light.

But in the meantime, she said Ken was ready to speak to the OSP via a video interview and questioned why the OSP was not ready for such a procedure and making the issue to create a preventable tension between the pursuit of accountability and the preservation of human dignity.

Her remarks come amid ongoing investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) into alleged corruption and procurement breaches during Mr Ofori-Atta's tenure as Finance Minister.

An Interpol red notice was issued through earlier this year after he was unable to respond to a summons from the OSP.

His lawyers have attributed his absence to ongoing cancer treatment in the United States.

The wife, Professor Ofori-Atta on Monday disclosed that her husband underwent prostate cancer surgery on Friday, June 13, 2025, after a biopsy in March confirmed the diagnosis. She said the medical timeline had been fully communicated to the OSP by his legal team, including documentation from the Mayo Clinic.

“This wasn’t something we hid. We told them where we were. The biopsy in March led to the surgery [last Friday]. When the results showed cancer, the full procedure was scheduled for June. That is exactly what happened,” she explained.

While stressing that Mr Ofori-Atta was not evading legal processes, Professor Ofori-Atta questioned why the medical evidence had not sufficed to delay proceedings without resorting to a red notice.

“I don’t know any wife or family that would send their loved one to respond to a Special Prosecutor while they are battling cancer,” she said.

“This is not about escaping justice. Ken has faced Parliament, CHRAJ, and the courts before. He is not hiding.”

She proposed that the justice system make provision for alternatives, such as video testimony or permitting legal representatives to respond on behalf of seriously ill individuals.

“If someone is not well, let them speak by video. Let their lawyers respond on their behalf. That way, the investigation can go on, and the person can heal,” she suggested.

She added that her family is currently focused on her husband’s recovery and assured the public that he will return to Ghana when medically cleared to do so.

“Ghana is home. When the time is right and the doctors give the go-ahead, Ken will return. But let’s not treat illness as a cover-up. Justice must be fair, but it must also be humane,” she concluded.