High Court Grants OSP Extra Four Weeks to Summons Ken Ofori-Atta
OSP has four more weeks to serve summons on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta amid US legal hurdles. Case adjourned to October 29, 2026.
The Accra High Court last week gave the Office of the Special Prosecutor an additional four‑week window to complete the service of legal summons on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori‑Atta and his former Chief of Staff, Ernest Akore. The decision follows a delay in securing cooperation from the US Department of Justice, which has meant that the specialist team sent to retrieve the documents has not yet returned to Ghana. Prosecutors argued that another postponement was needed to ensure the state could lay the required paperwork before the court.
The matter involves a raft of 28 corruption charges connected to alleged misuse of the SML‑GRA revenue assurance agreement, which investigators say cost the state more than GH₵1.4 billion. Other defendants include former GRA Commissioners Emmanuel Kofi Nti, Ammishaddai Owusu‑Amoah, Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoah, SML CEO Evans Adusei and the holding company SML itself. All those who have already been summoned have entered not‑guilty pleas in earlier hearings.
If the OSP succeeds in finalising service, the next scheduled mention is October 29, 2026, when the trial is expected to move forward with pre‑trial preparations. The adjournment underscores the broader tension between the state’s anti‑corruption drive and legal challenges to the OSP’s authority that have stalled many of its cases since April 2026. The coming weeks will determine whether the agency can push the case into full trial.
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