The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has expressed frustration over the delayed prosecution of former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, for alleged economic crimes during his tenure.
In an adomonline.com report on Thursday, September 25, 2025, it said Gbande questioned why the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has not sought support from international law enforcement agencies, such as the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the case.
“If the OSP cannot work with the FBI to bring Ken Ofori-Atta, then the FBI cannot come to Ghana to take people to the US. They extradite Ghanaians for crimes abroad but cannot extradite Ken Ofori-Atta to face prosecution in his own country for crimes committed here,” he argued.
Gbande further accused Ofori-Atta of portraying himself as a victim, while Ghanaians continue to suffer the consequences of his policies.
“Does anybody think Ken Ofori-Atta is innocent or has treated Ghanaians fairly? He punished citizens, including pensioners, and was part of the PDS scandal. Anything scandalous under Nana Addo, he was the PRO and actually superintended it,” he added.
The OSP had earlier declared the former minister wanted after several unsuccessful attempts to summon him over alleged corruption and abuse of office.
Authorities also noted that no official medical documentation had been submitted to justify his prolonged stay abroad.
However, Ofori-Atta’s wife, Angela Ofori-Atta, later confirmed that he had undergone surgery for prostate cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
She explained that the robot-assisted radical prostatectomy procedure was performed on Friday, June 13, and lasted over four hours.
