Martin Amidu has issued a scathing critique of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), warning the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government against using the court of public opinion to persecute former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
In a lengthy statement, Amidu cited historical examples to caution against politically motivated prosecutions, pointing to the untimely deaths of Victor Selormey (NDC) and Adamu Dramani Sakande (NPP)-both of whom died shortly after being pardoned on health grounds.
He described these as "collateral damage within the political elite." According to him, the current approach adopted by the OSP, under William Kissi Agyebeng, to target Ken Ofori-Atta with an INTERPOL Red Notice, mirrors a dangerous pattern. "The trial of former politically appointed public officers in the court of public opinion needs to stop and I will suggest that the NDC government begins with the Ken Ofori-Atta case to have him presumed innocent and tried only in a court of law," he stated.
Amidu proposed that the Attorney-General take over the case from the OSP using powers under Article 88 of the Constitution, and assign it to either the Ghana Police Service or the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for a "professional and impartial investigation." He warned that failing to do so would deepen political polarization with potential national security implications. "The Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) does not override the provisions of Article 88 of the Constitution, otherwise it will be unconstitutional," he emphasized.
