Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Edem Agbana, has dismissed claims that the prosecution of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is politically motivated and intended to disgrace him, insisting that it is a matter of accountability and due process.
Ken Ofori-Atta is currently on the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) watch list and listed on an Interpol red notice, but his lawyers say he is receiving medical treatment in the United States and is unavailable for in-person interrogation.
Agbana’s comments follow public and political discourse surrounding the investigation, with some suggesting it could be driven by a desire for political retribution.
However, the Ketu North MP insists that Ghana’s democracy can only thrive when all public officials are held accountable, regardless of their status or affiliations.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, June 7, 2025, Agbana emphasised that the ongoing investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) into allegations of corruption and abuse of office involving Ofori-Atta must not be framed as political revenge.
“Ministers and Directors who served under John Dramani Mahama between 2013 and 2015 were investigated. The current FIC boss, Kojo Twum Boafo, was abused. He had visited the EOCO office not less than 33 times for investigation. His mother’s house, family house, and his own home were all ransacked. Did the NDC come out to say, we just want to embarrass him? It is never payback time, it is about accountability. All we are asking is that you present yourself to the process for due process to take place.
“Nobody is interested in either paying back or in embarrassing anyone,” he stated.
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