Ken Ofori-Atta trial to resume August 27 after Supreme Court clears OSP Act
The Office of the Special Prosecutor announced the new date in a Facebook post on Monday, August 10.
The corruption trial of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to resume on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor announced the new date in a Facebook post on Monday, August 10.
The resumption follows a unanimous decision of the Supreme Court affirming the validity of the OSP Act, 2017, Act 959.
The ruling clears the way for suspended OSP cases to proceed after months of uncertainty over the anti-corruption body’s prosecutorial powers.
Several cases being handled by the OSP had stalled since April 2026 after a High Court ruling raised questions about whether the Office required prior authorisation before prosecuting corruption-related offences.
With the Supreme Court now affirming the constitutional basis of the OSP Act, the case involving Mr Ofori-Atta is set to return to court.
The former Finance Minister is facing 28 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences.
The charges arise from investigations into revenue assurance contracts between Strategic Mobilisation Limited and the Ghana Revenue Authority.
The OSP initially charged Mr Ofori-Atta and seven others with 78 counts in November 2025.
The charges were later amended, leaving Mr Ofori-Atta facing 28 counts.
Other accused persons in the case include former GRA Commissioners-General Emmanuel Kofi Nti and Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah.
Also standing trial are former Customs Commissioners Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoah, SML Chief Executive Officer Evans Adusei, and Ernest Darko Akore, former Chief of Cabinet to Mr Ofori-Atta.
The prosecution alleges that the accused persons were involved in corruption and corruption-related offences connected to the SML-GRA revenue assurance arrangements.
Mr Ofori-Atta’s legal situation has also involved proceedings outside Ghana.
In June 2026, his lawyers announced that a United States Immigration Court had granted his application for adjustment of status, giving him permanent residency in the US.
The OSP has, however, rejected any suggestion that the immigration decision affects the criminal case pending in Ghana.
The Office said it was not a party to the US immigration proceedings.
It also stated that its interest in the matter concerns extradition proceedings being pursued through the Attorney-General.
According to the OSP, the extradition packet was not before the US Immigration Court.
It therefore maintains that any findings made in the immigration process should not be treated as a decision on the credibility of the criminal charges filed in Ghana.
The anti-graft agency has also insisted that despite his US permanent residency, Mr Ofori-Atta remains a Ghanaian citizen and may still be extradited if a US extradition court so determines.
The August 27 hearing is expected to mark the formal restart of proceedings in one of the OSP’s most closely watched cases.
