Accountability is not a podcast, It requires presence, process – Ofori-Atta’s lawyer ‘experienced lawyer fired
Legal scholar and practitioner Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has strongly dismissed claims by lawyers representing former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta that the legal proceedings against him are politically motivated.
In a post on Facebook on December 24, 2025, Professor Asare—also known as Kwaku Azar—described the argument as “hollow, theatrical, and detached from legal reality.” He questioned how Ofori-Atta’s team could assert that he is “fully committed to complying with the laws of Ghana” while remaining abroad and outside the reach of Ghanaian jurisdiction, calling it a glaring contradiction.
“On Christmas Eve, we are being told that Oga is ‘fully committed to complying with the laws of Ghana’ while remaining outside the jurisdiction, sidestepping lawful processes, and subcontracting accountability to BBC interviews. That alone would be funny if it weren’t tragic. Accountability is not a podcast. It requires presence, process, and submission to jurisdiction,” he wrote.
Professor Asare argued that the claim of political persecution does not hold up under scrutiny, noting that the case is being pursued by a Special Prosecutor appointed by the previous government, not by an opposition Attorney-General or a new administration seeking revenge. The charges involve Ofori-Atta alongside several other politicians, private individuals, and entities over allegations of corruption, abuse of office, and breaches of public revenue and procurement laws.
He explained that the structure of the case—centered on contracts, procurement systems, and institutional processes—makes claims of political motivation appear performative rather than substantive.
“When a case is framed around procurement structures, revenue flows, contracts, and institutional processes, and sweeps in actors without political profiles, the claim of persecution starts to look less like analysis and more like theatre,” he said.
Professor Asare also highlighted that other high-ranking officials from the same administration, including the former President and Vice-President, are freely moving and giving interviews within Ghana without claiming persecution. “None is abroad pleading victimhood. So, what exactly is ‘political’ here? It seems more of a fallback slogan than a serious argument,” he added.
He concluded by emphasizing Ghana’s constitutional remedies for anyone who believes a process is flawed: “You cannot be selectively absent, cry foul from overseas, and still demand the moral high ground. If the process is defective, the Constitution provides a remedy: come home, go to court, and challenge it. Political motivation is not proven by press releases and foreign interviews; it is tested through lawful engagement.”…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>