The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Frank Davies, has defended former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta amid questions about his continued absence from Ghana, insisting that he will return to the country at the appropriate time.
Mr Davies made the remarks in an interview with Accra-based Citi News on Saturday, October 3, 2026, on the sidelines of the NPP’s National Delegates Congress and national officers’ elections at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.
Responding to concerns about Mr Ofori-Atta’s absence amid ongoing legal proceedings in Ghana, Mr Davies urged the public to respect the legal principle that an accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“Our criminal jurisprudence says that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt, so let those who want to wallow in the court of public opinion keep calling him names; do so, but I am not one of those people because I respect the rights of everyone: accused person, suspect, and person of interest.
“For now, whatever the state had against Ofori-Atta has been settled in America, and so let us wait for what they have to settle in Ghana,” he said.
Mr Davies maintained that he would not join public commentary against the former minister, saying he preferred to allow the legal process to take its course.
Mr Ofori-Atta is facing 28 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences in a case before the High Court in Accra, according to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The charges relate to alleged wrongdoing involving contracts between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
In June 2026, an immigration court in the United States approved Mr Ofori-Atta’s application to adjust his immigration status, paving the way for him to obtain lawful permanent residency.
Mr Davies expressed confidence that the former minister would eventually return to Ghana, saying he would do so “in his own good time.”
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