A Special Aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the NDC government of witch hunting former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta without taking him to court, citing what she described as systematic abuse of power against former government officials.
According to Ellen Ama Daaku, the government has overstepped its authority in multiple instances, including the handling of investigations into officials from the previous administration.
Speaking on Metro TV in a year-in-review interview monitored by NewsDesksGH on December 22, Daaku criticized the manner in which authorities have treated individuals suspected of wrongdoing, pointing to what she characterized as heavy-handed tactics.
Ama Daaku cited specific examples of what she termed abuse of power, including raids on the residences of high-profile officials. “How they treated people they thought had done something. By not simply inviting them but by ransacking their homes. The homes of the former Governor of Bank of Ghana was ransacked,” she said.
“That is abuse of power. We also had a situation where Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta’s house was also ransacked. His children and family members were in the house, they were all put through very serious stuff. We haven’t heard anything from Government yet, it has been swept under the carpet,” Daaku added.
She questioned the government’s continued pursuit of Ofori-Atta without formal court proceedings. “Government is still hunting, witch hunting Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta when you haven’t sent him to court,” she stated.
Addressing the government’s calls for Ofori-Atta to return to Ghana, Daaku argued that his physical presence was not necessary for prosecution. “This whole matter of he has to come back, he doesn’t need to come back. You can still charge him. Try him in absentia, it’s been done before. So this whole screaming about he has to come back, why should he come back?” she questioned.
The former Vice President’s aide painted a broader picture of what she described as misplaced priorities by the current administration. “In the last one year what do we see? A leader who has decided that instead of getting Ghana to move, he’s going to be chasing former appointees, without any evidence because if there’s any evidence someone should be standing trial seriously,” she said.
Ken Ofori-Atta currently faces significant legal challenges stemming from his tenure as Finance Minister. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) declared him a fugitive in June 2025 after he failed to appear for questioning regarding alleged financial misconduct.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued for Ofori-Atta in June 2025, though it was reportedly suspended in November 2025 pending a review by Interpol’s files commission. He is currently reported to be in the United States.
On November 18, 2025, the OSP formally filed 78 counts against Ofori-Atta and seven others, marking a significant escalation in the legal proceedings against the former Finance Minister.
