The High Court in Accra has adjourned to October 29, 2026, the criminal case brought against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others, including Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) and its Chief Executive, by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The month-long adjournment followed a request for an in-camera hearing by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, when the case was called.
Previously on August 27 this year, the case was adjourned to allow the prosecution time to serve Ken Ofori-Atta and his former Chief of Staff, Ernest Darko Akore, with summonses in the United States, where they are currently domiciled.
When the case was called on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Kissi Agyebeng requested that counsel involved in the case approach the bench.
The trial judge, Justice Francis Apangabonu Achibonga, ushered the lawyers into his chambers and returned moments later to announce the adjournment.
All other accused persons were present.
Ofori-Atta is facing 28 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences arising from the OSP’s investigation into revenue assurance contracts between SML and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
He was initially charged alongside seven other persons on 78 counts in November 2025, before the charges were subsequently amended.
The other accused persons are former GRA Commissioners-General Emmanuel Kofi Nti and Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah; former Commissioners of the Customs Division Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoah; Ernest Darko Akore; SML Chief Executive Officer Evans Adusei; and SML itself.
The prosecution alleges that the accused persons were involved in corruption and corruption-related offences arising from the SML-GRA revenue assurance arrangements, which allegedly resulted in financial losses of more than GH¢1.4 billion.
All the accused persons who have been served with summonses and have been attending court have pleaded not guilty, except Ofori-Atta and one other.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
