The Accra High Court has given the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) four more weeks to serve former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his former Chief of Cabinet, Ernest Darko Akore, with court summons in the United States.
The case has been moved to October 29, 2026, after prosecutors told the court that a team sent to the US had not yet returned.
The team was sent to engage the US Department of Justice on how the two accused persons could be served with the court documents.
The prosecution asked for more time to complete the process, and the court granted the request.
Ofori-Atta is facing 28 charges of corruption and related offences over the OSP’s investigation into revenue assurance arrangements between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The other accused persons include former GRA Commissioners-General Emmanuel Kofi Nti and Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Customs Commissioners Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoah, Ernest Darko Akore, SML CEO Evans Adusei and SML.
The OSP alleges that the arrangements resulted in financial losses of more than GH¢1.4 billion.
Those who have received the court documents and appeared before the court have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The case is part of several OSP prosecutions that have faced delays amid legal challenges over the Office’s power to prosecute cases.
Some proceedings were put on hold from April 2026 after a High Court ruling raised questions about whether the OSP could prosecute cases without the Attorney General.
The Supreme Court later upheld the constitutional validity of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), in a unanimous ruling.
