The 5 key issues Ken Ofori-Atta is being investigated for as deadline to report to OSP expires on June 2

The deadline for former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta to report to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) expires on June 2, 2025.

The OSP has stated that if Mr Ofori-Atta fails to appear, his name will be added back to the list of wanted persons and he will again be declared a fugitive from justice.

In such case, the OSP will also begin the process to request an INTERPOL Red Notice against Mr Ofori-Atta.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is investigating Mr Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, a former Minister of  Finance, over five major issues during his tenure in office under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo:

The Key Issues under investigations are:

• Petroleum and Minerals Revenue Assurance:Contractual arrangements between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

• Electricity Company Contract Termination:The termination of a contract between the Electricity Company of Ghana and Beijing Xiao Cheng Technology (BXC).

• National Cathedral Project:Procurement procedures and financial transactions related to the National Cathedral.

• Ambulance Procurement:A Ministry of Health contract with Service Ghana Auto Group Limited for purchasing and maintaining 307 ambulances.

• GRA Tax P-Fund Management:Handling and disbursement of funds from the Tax P-Fund Account of the GRA.

In January 2025, the OSP officially notified Mr Ofori-Atta that he was a suspect in five separate cases and asked him to appear in person on February 10, 2025.

Mr Ofori-Atta's lawyers informed the OSP that he was abroad indefinitely for medical reasons, and offered to represent him in his absence.

The OSP rejected the claim of indefinite absence and demanded a firm return date by February 10, 2025, and warned of legal consequences for failure to comply.

It also reminded that legal representatives cannot respond to criminal charges on behalf of clients.

On February 10, 2025, Mr Ofori-Atta's lawyers submitted a doctor’s note stating he was undergoing tests and possibly surgery, with no clear return date.

On February 12, 2025 the OSP declared Mr Ofori-Atta a fugitive from justice, acting on an arrest warrant.

On February 18, 2025, Mr Ofori-Atta appealed to the OSP to remove his name from the ‘Wanted List’ and provided a definite return date in May 2025.

The OSP accepted his assurance and subsequently took his name off the list

In March 2025, Mr Ofori-Atta filed a lawsuit against the OSP and the Special Prosecutor, seeking compensation for what he called an unlawful declaration of him as wanted, and asked for the removal of related publications from the OSP’s social media.

The High Court in Accra (Human Rights Court) heard an interim application from Mr Ofori-Atta, asking that the OSP be barred from declaring him wanted again on March 28, 2025.

Following this the OSP gave a deadline of June 2, 2025 for Mr Ofori-Atta to report in person to the OSP headquarters.

According to the OSP, if he fails to appear, his name will be added back to the list of wanted persons and he will again be declared a fugitive from justice.

In such case, the OSP will also begin the process to request an INTERPOL Red Notice against him.