The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced plans to formally charge former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and several other former government officials by the end of November 2025, following extensive investigations into alleged corruption and related offences.
At a press conference on Thursday, October 30, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng revealed that the investigation uncovered substantial evidence of financial irregularities involving key figures from the Ministry of Finance, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and individuals linked to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
According to Mr. Agyebeng, those expected to face charges include Ernest Akore, former Chef de Cabinet to the Finance Minister; former GRA Commissioners-General Emmanuel Kofi Nti and Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah; Isaac Crentsil, former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the GRA and later General Manager of SML; and Kwadwo Damoah, a former Commissioner of the Customs Division and current Member of Parliament for Jaman South.
“The outcome of the investigation is that the OSP will charge the following persons with various corruption and corruption-related offences before the end of November 2025,” he stated.
Mr. Agyebeng added that the OSP intends to initiate recovery actions to reclaim state funds lost as a result of the alleged misconduct.
“As part of the process, the OSP will seek to recover the financial loss caused to the Republic from the persons listed above,” he explained.
He further disclosed that the OSP will recover GH₵125 million from Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited, describing the sum as “an unjust enrichment the company obtained unfairly at the expense of the Republic.”
“The OSP will recover a total amount of GH₵125 million from SML by way of disgorgement of unjust enrichment and overpayment by the return of the benefit this amount obtained unfairly at the expense of the Republic,” he added.
Source: Adomonline.com
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