General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has challenged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prosecute former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in absentia if they genuinely believe he has committed any crime.
In a recent interview, Mr Kodua accused the NDC of politicising Mr Ofori-Atta’s absence instead of pursuing legal action through the courts.
He said the NPP had previously tried former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe in absentia and argued that the same legal option remains available to the NDC if it has sufficient evidence.
Mr Kodua described public accusations without formal charges as propaganda and criticised what he called the NDC’s tendency to blame national challenges on the former finance minister.
He stressed that the courts remain the proper forum for resolving any alleged wrongdoing and urged the NDC to rely on due process rather than political rhetoric.