Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Senanu has expressed skepticism about the health status of former Finance Minister, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, stating that “something doesn’t add up” for him.
He claims Mr. Ofori-Atta should have focused on his health while awaiting a meeting with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), rather than engaging in legal battles.
According to the co-chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) did not raid Mr. Ofori-Atta’s residence. Instead, he believes the former Minister is using legal maneuvers to avoid honouring the OSP’s invitation on June 2, 2025.
This correction reflects the OSP’s official stance, as stated by the Special Prosecutor, William Kissi Agyebeng, who denied any involvement in the raid and suggested it was staged to discredit the OSP and obstruct its investigations.
Mr. Senanu, speaking on TV3’s Ghana Tonight Monday, March 17, 2025, stated that Mr. Ofori-Atta’s actions are questionable, given his reaction to the developments on the matter so far.
“Definitely it seems as if this is a preemptive strike. The optics appear as someone who is really not committed to showing up. Otherwise, if you had a health crisis, would you be pursuing court cases at this time to the extent that you’re seeking the sympathies of Ghanaians and the SP is insensitive and chasing you?” he quizzed.
His comments follow a lawsuit filed by Ofori-Atta, against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, over the declaration by the anti-graft agency that he was a “fugitive from justice” and a “wanted person”.
The application for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights under Article 33 of the 1992 Constitution was filed on March 13, 2025, by the former minister’s lawyer, Justice Kusi-Minkah Premo, at the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court.
The premise of Mr Ofori-Atta’s suit is that the OSP declaring him a “WANTED” person and publishing the same were unlawful and violated his fundamental human rights to personal liberty and free movement as respectively guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the 1992 Constitution.
The former minister is also of the contention that the OSP acted unfairly, capriciously and arbitrarily by declaring him “WANTED”, which, he said, violated Articles 23 and 296 of the Constitution, and continued to act the same by refusing to remove his picture as a “WANTED” person from its website despite publishing that he had ceased to be one.
But according to Senanu, “honestly speaking, this is intriguing to say the least, and it leaves the impression that Mr. Ofori-Atta is not committed to showing up,” he added.
