The Manhyia South MP has urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to adopt a consistent approach in dealing with persons under investigation who are outside Ghana, including former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah said the OSP set a precedent when it flew outside the country to engage Samuel Adam Mahama over the Airbus scandal and should do the same for Ofori-Atta instead of using press conferences and public declarations.
Speaking on PM Express on Joy News Tuesday night, the MP pointed directly to the OSP's own report. "I would take a cue from the OSP's own report in terms of how it handled the issue of the Airbus scandal," he said. "It stated there on page 14 of the report, where it said that when it became difficult to have Samuel Adam Mahama, the brother of the president, he flew out of Ghana to go and interview him outside of Ghana." He said that precedent cannot be ignored now that a similar situation has arisen. "So on that score, there's a precedent by the OSP in terms of how it deals with persons outside the country.
And so in the circumstance, what should be the approach?" he asked.
