Emmanuel Kotin, the Executive Director of the African Centre for Security and Counterterrorism, has quizzed former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on why he is refusing to return to Ghana to face prosecution.
The Security analyst quizzed whether Ken Ofori-Atta has not done anything wrong, why is he running away from Ghana?
Speaking in an interview, Emmanuel Kotin stated, “If I were the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, I would have come back to defend myself if I had not done anything wrong. It’s as simple as ABC. If you have not done anything wrong, why are you running away? Ghanaians want to know, and you owe them that”.
“He (Ken Ofori-Atta) is creating a certain path that would damage his image and his children. And if you look at what is ahead in the future, it might not look good for the family. We had a former finance minister who had been declared a fugitive from justice and was not willing to turn himself in,” he stated.
“I think the OSP has not performed well at all. If you look at the office and the number of resources allocated to the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the level of prosecution so far, I think that we need to have a rethink about the Act altogether,” he added.
Meanwhile, Frank Davies, a lawyer for embattled former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, has told the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to go ahead and charge his client and stop the long talks and gimmicks.
According to Frank Davies, his client Ken Ofori-Atta is not afraid of prosecution.
Speaking in an interview on October 31, 2025, Davies dismissed the OSP, stating, “Coming to narrate and talk long and needless English is a conviction in itself. He (the Special Prosecutor) says he’s going to charge him (Ofori-Atta); he should go ahead and stop this gimmicking.
Come on, is this the first time the OSP has come out to say something about Ken Ofori-Atta?” he quizzed.
Frank Davies further recounted, “Once upon a time, what did he tell us? That Ofori-Atta should either come to this country, or he would force his entry. I mean, come on,” he said.
Frank Davies further highlighted that Ofori-Atta is not afraid of prosecution and that he is ready to meet the OSP in court.
“Let me tell you, Kenneth Nana Yaw Kuntunkununku Ofori-Atta is not afraid of prosecution. Let the car roll for the OSP; the accused person will have his vehicle. So, let’s stop these theatrics, A lawyer’s place is in the courtroom, not behind microphones”, he indicated.
His comments come on the back of the OSP naming former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as the chief patron, supporter, and promoter of the SML deal.