The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has disclosed that his office did not receive the necessary cooperation from key state security agencies following the 2024 general election an absence of support that, he said, crippled efforts to prevent former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from leaving the country.
Speaking on The KSM Show, Mr. Agyebeng revealed that despite the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) active attempts to impose travel restrictions on Mr. Ofori-Atta, the lack of inter-agency collaboration rendered those efforts futile.
> “When he left, the President was Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. At that time, we were not getting cooperation from the other security agencies,” he said.
“National Security no cooperation; National Signals Bureau no; National Intelligence Bureau zero. The security setup was against the OSP, so we couldn’t perform our job. That was the situation,” he added.
Mr. Agyebeng described the experience as a sobering lesson about Ghana’s institutional fragility in the fight against corruption, stressing that legal authority alone means little without coordinated state support.
> “We don’t control the airport or any exit point. Let’s face facts before John Dramani Mahama was sworn in on 7th January, Nana Akufo-Addo was still President, and that was his cousin,” he remarked.
The case involving Mr. Ofori-Atta has become one of Ghana’s most closely watched accountability battles. The OSP is investigating the former minister over alleged financial misconduct linked to high-value public contracts and the management of state funds. These include the controversial revenue-assurance deal with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) and issues surrounding the National Cathedral project.
The probe also extends to procurement-related concerns at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Despite multiple summonses, Mr. Ofori-Atta reportedly failed to appear before investigators, prompting the OSP to declare him a fugitive and subsequently secure an INTERPOL Red Notice for his arrest.
His legal team, however, maintains that procedural lapses and health-related issues have complicated his compliance with the OSP’s directives. Mr. Ofori-Atta is currently believed to be in the United States of America.
Story : Nyamebeye Kofi Ansah Sasraku