Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has revealed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta left Ghana before the new government was sworn in on January 7, 2025.
According to him, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) had no power to prevent his departure.
Speaking on Unfiltered by KSM and monitored by Newsdesksgh, Mr. Agyebeng explained, “The main perpetrator had no intention of returning back into the country.”
“Of course, he had left the country early in the year during the transition.”
Mr. Agyebeng sought to clarify the events that happened, as many people demand to know why they allowed the former finance minister out of the country.
“We should place this in proper context cause we’ve attracted some flood that why did we allow him to go.”
“He left before 7th January. Between first and 6th January he had left. I know the exact date but I’m not going to mention it.”
“Who was in power during those few days?”
He stated that former President Nana Akufo-Addo who was his cousin, was still the president at the time he left.
He also implied that the former president protected Ofori-Atta, keeping him in office for 7 years.
“His cousin was president. Let’s face facts. Before John Dramani Mahama was sworn in on 7th Jan Nana Akufo-Addo was the president.”
Mr. Agyebeng emphasized that the OSP did not have authority over the country’s exit points and could not block Mr. Ofori-Atta’s departure.
“We don’t control the airports. The OSP does not control the exit points. But we’re taking flag day in and day out, ‘why did we allow him to leave.’”
He further noted that the OSP was not receiving cooperation from other state security agencies at the time.
“We weren’t getting the cooperation at the time from other security agencies.”
“It was as if there was a policy of block the OSP out. That’s what we were facing and that was the circumstance under which we were being expected to perform.”
Mr. Agyebeng mentioned the National Security, National Signals Bureau, and National Intelligence Bureau as among the agencies that offered no cooperation then, though he added that the situation has since changed.
“The security setup was stacked up against the OSP so we would not be able to perform our job. That’s the situation we found ourselves in. And I’m being asked how I let Ken Ofori-Atta through this?”
“We didn’t watch him leave. We were powerless.”
He called for more patience from Ghanaians and assured that the OSP is working tirelessly to ensure Ken Ofori-Attas return to face the law.
“We can’t just go into the US, spring him up and bring him. That is what Ghanaians need to understand. We are going through a very tedious extradition process to bring him back.”
