The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over its decision to declare former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta wanted.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Monday, February 17, Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the NPP, questioned the OSP’s actions, calling them unnecessary and sensational.
“I am particularly humbled as to why the OSP is still engaging in this drama, in this sensational act going nowhere. How can you declare a person who is not under arrest, or who has not been arrested in any suspicion, any grounds whatsoever, of any crime, or has he been charged with a particular offense wanted?” Mr. Boakye asked.
He further remarked, “I read the notice, and he says that anybody with information about Ofori-Atta should alert the Office of the Special Prosecutor, and I’m like, this is laughable.”
The comment follows the OSP’s official declaration of Mr. Ofori-Atta as wanted on multiple financial misconduct allegations.
Mr. Boakye continued to question the OSP’s actions, arguing that even if Mr. Ofori-Atta were to appear before the Special Prosecutor, he is entitled to remain silent under the Constitution. “It is enshrined in the Constitution, so even if a person should appear before you and he decides not to talk, what do you do?” he said.
The NPP official urged the OSP to proceed to court if it has sufficient evidence against the former minister.
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