The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that the ongoing criminal case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others will return to court on August 27, 2026.
The case, listed as The Republic v. Kenneth Ofori-Atta & 7 Ors. (CR/0106/2026), is among the OSP’s ongoing prosecutions. The OSP’s case tracker lists Ofori-Atta as facing 28 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences in the SML/GRA case.
Ofori-Atta is the first accused person in the case. The other accused are Ernest Darko Akore, former Chief of Cabinet to Ofori-Atta; Emmanuel Kofi Nti, former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA); Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Commissioner-General of the GRA; Isaac Crentsil, former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the GRA; Col. Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd), MP for Jaman South and former Commissioner of the Customs Division; Evans Adusei, Chief Executive of Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML); and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited itself.
The latest development comes against the backdrop of a separate immigration proceeding involving Ofori-Atta in the United States.
A US immigration court in June granted his application for adjustment of status, paving the way for permanent residency after approving his Green Card petition.
A statement from his solicitors said the court had considered issues relating to the OSP’s actions and indicated that the criminal charges brought against him in Ghana were not credible. However, the ruling was expressly made within the context of US immigration proceedings.
The OSP subsequently clarified that it was not a party to the US immigration proceedings and that its extradition request and supporting documents were not before the immigration court.
The anti-corruption body stressed that the US immigration ruling does not determine Ofori-Atta’s guilt or innocence in Ghana.
“The extradition packet is not before the immigration court, and the credibility or otherwise of the criminal charges against Mr. Ofori-Atta would be determined by the courts in Ghana, which have jurisdiction to determine his guilt or innocence.”
The OSP said its involvement in the US was limited to extradition proceedings being pursued through Ghana’s Attorney-General, and maintained that Ofori-Atta remained subject to the extradition process.
Meanwhile, the OSP’s official case tracker records the extradition process as active and says an extradition packet had been forwarded to Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for transmission to US authorities.
The next court date for the case is Thursday, August 27, 2026.
