Ken Ofori-Atta on the run
"He is not coming back to Ghana: My gut-wrenching feelings about Ken Ofori-Atta" was an article I wrote on May 18, 2025, discussing my worries and making it apparent to Ghanaians that the former finance minister would not be returning to Ghana. Like Bernard Antwi-Bosiako, Gertrude Torkornoo, Jean Mensa, and hundreds of other NPP politicians involved in serious corruption scandals, Ken Ofori-Atta believed that John Mahama would never return to power.
Ken Ofori-Atta was declared wanted by the special prosecutor, Kissi
Agyebeng, after he ignored his invitations to appear for interrogation. A
physically fit thief can evade arrest from January to December, but if he is
caught, he will either claim that it was his first time stealing or that he has
hypertension. Ken Ofori-Atta is a prime example of that. After eight years
within the NPP’s government, the physically fit white-shirt-and-Bible-quotations thief suddenly became "seriously" ill five months after a
new administration took office.
In addition to showing disrespect for Ghanaians, Ken Ofori-Atta undervalues everyone because he is sure that his money-laundering gang and relative underworld clan are safe in the corrupt legal system that Akufo-Addo established by designating the Supreme Court as the highest court in the land. His attorney came forward with the claim that his client is seeking treatment after the OSP declared him wanted. Then, Ken Ofori-Atta asked the OSP to take off the "wanted tag" that had been put on his head.
The special prosecutor replied and took down the "wanted
tag," but in a surprising turn of events, the former finance minister, who
is being sought for financial crime and fraud, dared to sue the special prosecutor's office for damaging his reputation. This is how NPP
politicians tend to behave. Ultimately, June 2025 was chosen as the date for
Ofori-Atta's visit to Ghana; however, as of now, no one has seen Ken
Ofori-Atta, indicating that he is not yet prepared to travel to Ghana.
The latest news about Ken Ofori-Atta is that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Whether he has indeed been diagnosed with cancer or not, it is not because of an ailment that one commits serious crimes like those of the former finance minister; he should be set free. Besides these offenses, the National Cathedral procurement scandal, the Strategic mobilization contract, the ECG and Beijing Jao loss reduction contract, and the Ministry of Health’s ambulance deal with Service Ghana Auto Limited, Ken Ofori-Atta deliberately targeted non-NPP entrepreneurs to ruin their businesses.
Ken Ofori-Atta is plagued by his fear of going back to Ghana.
Naturally, he should be afraid since he has realized that he
can no longer underestimate Mahama’s government after the arrest of prominent
NPP politicians, like Kwabena Adu-Boahene and Bernard Antwi-Bosiako. He is
aware of the seriousness of his crimes, and he may suffer the same fate if
Bernard Antwi-Bosiako and Kwabena Adu-Boahene had been locked up by EOCO and
NIB until the sureties were met.
Ofori-Atta’s cruelty caused suffering to others and even led to the premature death of many people, including business owners and pensioners, but he wants to be forgiven because he is ill or has cancer? That is unacceptable. How can the world go free and the innocent Jesus carry the heavy cross? Ken Ofori- Atta is not coming to Ghana today or tomorrow. Interpol receiving the criminal file and the OSP issuing an international alert for a fugitive is the only way to resolve the situation.
If Ken Ofori-Atta is successful in obtaining either genuine or fake medical reports to prevent him from going to Ghana to face the law for his crimes, then my dire prediction is that he will die in exile. The NDC has a chance to rule for years because, aside from their best performance, the people have more freedom to express themselves, something they never had under Akufo-Addo.