Deputy spokesperson for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, Dr Ekua Amoakoh, has taken issue with the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) approach to the ongoing case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, following INTERPOL’s removal of his name from its Red Notice list.
Speaking on the AM Show, Dr Amoakoh said the public’s dissatisfaction with Ofori-Atta’s stewardship of the economy should not be mistaken for evidence of criminal conduct, warning that legal processes must remain free from political bias.
“You may not like him, the former Finance Minister… but that and being liable for a crime are two very different things,” she stressed.
She argued that although Ghanaians may disagree with Ofori-Atta’s policies during a challenging economic period, those concerns do not automatically amount to criminal wrongdoing.
Dr Amoakoh urged both the judiciary and the public to uphold fairness.
“I hope that we as Ghanaians, and the judiciary especially, do not allow our biases to get in the way of doing what is right,” she said.
Dr Amoakoh further accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately branding members of the Akufo-Addo government as corrupt to advance what she described as a political agenda.
“It looks like the NDC is on a deliberate rampage to paint members of the Akufo-Addo government in a certain light to perpetuate their own agenda,” she claimed.
She also criticised the OSP for what she considers a pattern of questionable conduct, including the recent release of mugshots and previous cases such as the Mustafa Hamid matter.
“To me, I don’t think we should allow that, especially the way the OSP is doing it. Now we are publishing mugshots and everything. My problem with him actually started with the Mustafa Hamid case,” she added.
Her comments come after INTERPOL withdrew Ken Ofori-Atta’s Red Notice, a move that has revived debate about the robustness of the OSP’s investigative processes and the political tension surrounding corruption allegations.