Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has welcomed the decision by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to declare former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta wanted, but believes a more practical approach could have been considered.
“It is good Ken Ofori-Atta has been declared wanted again,” Kpebu remarked on The Key Points on TV3, Saturday, June 7. “But I expected the Special Prosecutor to have explored using video conferencing facility to interrogate Ken Ofori-Atta.”
His comments come just days after the OSP officially reclassified the former minister as a fugitive from justice, citing his failure to honour repeated summonses for in-person interrogation. The agency’s action, announced on June 2, 2025, signals a dramatic escalation in its pursuit of accountability from high-profile figures under former President Akufo-Addo’s administration.
With Ofori-Atta’s continued absence, the OSP has now gone international—calling on INTERPOL to issue a red notice for his arrest and possible extradition. The move suggests that the Special Prosecutor’s office has exhausted its domestic options and is now relying on global law enforcement to compel compliance.
Kpebu acknowledged the legitimacy of the OSP’s actions but emphasized that the use of modern communication technology could have served as a middle ground. In his view, an online interrogation—if done in a legally structured manner—might have achieved the same investigative aims without triggering such a standoff.
The declaration of Ofori-Atta as a wanted person has stirred both public and legal commentary, raising questions about accountability, due process, and the extent to which Ghana’s institutions are willing—and able—to go in holding powerful officials to account.
