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Former Finance Minister Declared Wanted For Corruption

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Former Finance Minister Declared Wanted For Corruption
Ken Ofori-Atta
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  • Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta

    , has been declared wanted for corruption by the country’s special prosecutor.

  • Ofori-Atta is accused of causing financial loss to the state in high-profile government transactions.

  • The former minister has been given an ultimatum to return to the jurisdiction voluntarily or face enforcement by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been declared a wanted fugitive and accused of corruption by the country’s special prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.

“You have two choices: either return to the jurisdiction voluntarily or the OSP will enforce your return,” Agyebeng said.

Ofori-Atta, who served under former president Nana Akufo-Addo, is alleged to have authorized the release of substantial state funds for the construction of the controversial National Cathedral project in Accra.

The cathedral was conceived by Akufo-Addo as a tribute to God following his 2016 presidential election victory and was supposed to be built using private money.

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However, claims that $58 million in public funds have been spent on the project, and allegations of financial irregularities, have triggered a public uproar.

The former minister has also been accused of approving the disbursement of $11.8 million at the request of the presidential chief of staff.

 

Agyebeng stated that Ofori-Atta had shown no intention of voluntarily returning to Ghana to face justice.

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