Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticised the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of incompetence in handling the extradition case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, October 20, 2025, Mr. Kpebu said the Special Prosecutor had acted incompetently by allowing Mr. Ofori-Atta to leave the country while he was under investigation.
According to him, it was evident that former President Akufo-Addo and the ex-Finance Minister were engaged in acts of corruption and therefore had questions to answer.
“The fact that Kissi sat on his hands and allowed Ofori-Atta to go out is the genesis of all of this problem. There was no way you could live in Ghana and not see that there would be a case against Ofori-Atta. The corruption was stinking all over.
Every time I sat on TV, I keep saying that we borrow and Akufo-Addo and Ofori-Atta are becoming rich, they are taking our money.
Akufo-Addo and Ofori-Atta were taking our money; we could see. It was clear that Ofori-Atta and Akufo-Addo have questions to answer. So how Kissi could have sat down for Ofori-Atta to leave this country is what Kissi must answer. It shows incompetence — extreme incompetence,” he said.
Mr. Kpebu further argued that the Special Prosecutor should have acted swiftly after the 2024 elections by arresting and investigating appointees of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who were alleged to have engaged in corruption.
“After the elections, NDC foot soldiers started crying that ‘close the airports.’ When foot soldiers say close the airport, my understanding of it is that if you have any cases against these appointees, call them in. Arrest them and ask them to post bail.
Everybody knew from the fact that whenever we borrow, Ken Ofori-Atta’s company, Data Bank, was making money. Everybody knew that. Ofori-Atta knew that he would have issues to answer, so I don’t understand how Ofori-Atta could have left this country without knowing that there was any case against him. And it was OSP that said they had never called him for any investigation.
So is it right that Ofori-Atta, when he was leaving, did not know that there was any single case against him. The more this topic comes up, the more it shows that Kissi wasn’t just up to the task on this Ofori-Atta case,” he added.
In January 2025, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) identified Ken Ofori-Atta as a suspect in several corruption-related investigations, including alleged irregularities in contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), expenditures related to the National Cathedral project, and issues involving health and tax refund operations.
However, nearly 10 months after he was declared a “fugitive from justice” in February, Mr. Ofori-Atta has not been arrested in the United States nor has he returned voluntarily.
Recent reports have suggested that the OSP has not been cooperating fully with the Attorney-General’s Department in efforts to extradite him to Ghana.
We’re not frustrating Ofori-Atta’s extradition process – OSP
