The much-anticipated arraignment of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) scandal has been postponed after the High Court failed to sit on Monday, November 24, 2025.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), which had announced plans to present all eight accused before the Criminal Division of the High Court, confirmed the adjournment in an update on its official Facebook page.
The notice stated: “CR/0106/2026 Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta & 7 Ors. This case has been adjourned as the Court would not sit on the originally scheduled date of 24 November 2025. A new date would be communicated to the Republic and the Accused Persons.”
The adjournment delays the hearing of the 78 charges filed against Mr Ofori-Atta and the others, which include conspiracy to influence the procurement process and alleged breaches of the Public Procurement Act.
The accused include former GRA Commissioners-General Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and Emmanuel Kofi Nti; senior GRA officials Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoa; former Finance Ministry Technical Advisor Ernest Akore; SML owner Evans Adusei; and Strategic Mobilisation Limited.
Their appearance was expected to mark a significant step in the OSP’s high-profile prosecution of the controversial GRA–SML revenue assurance contracts, a case that has sparked public debate on procurement integrity, oversight failures, and accountability in public financial management.
Both the state and defence teams must now await a new date from the court before proceedings can continue.
