“You can picket till Jesus Christ comes” - Ofori-Atta’s Lawyer Tells Arise Ghana

That statement alone should alarm every Ghanaian.

Not because it is clever.

Not because it is bold.

But it is deeply unpatriotic, dismissive of civic duty, and contemptuous of democratic accountability.

When a lawyer speaking for a former Finance Minister tells citizens that their constitutional right to protest is pointless. Did the lawyer say there will be no results till Jesus Christ comes? Meaning the picket line, it is no longer legal advocacy. It is arrogance wrapped in sarcasm, and it insults the Republic that fed, educated, empowered, and enriched the man being defended.

This is the mindset that has turned accountability into a joke and power into a shield.

Welcome to Ghana:

Where corruption flies business class.

In Ghana, when accountability knocks, the powerful don’t open the door.

They book a flight.

Let us begin with Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former Finance Minister and undisputed Olympic gold medalist in Fiscal Gymnastics and Medical Tourism.

When the economy collapsed, the cedi fainted, banks vanished like magic, and citizens were emotionally, financially, and spiritually bankrupted, Mr. Ofori-Atta did not collapse with us. No. He developed a rare, highly selective illness that activates precisely when prosecutors clear their throats.

Suddenly, the man who told Ghanaians, “I am your father, and I will not abandon you” became too weak to answer questions. Yet, miraculously strong enough to queue at airports, pass immigration, board long-haul flights, and overstay visas.

Apparently, the illness disables court appearances but strengthens international travel stamina.

Even more miraculous:

The same man, allegedly too sick for Ghanaian accountability, is reportedly healthy enough for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Hallelujah! The disease that paralyses suspects at Kotoka vanishes instantly at JFK.

Perhaps Ghanaian justice causes migraines, while American detention offers healing.

Back home, however, the wreckage remains.

Banks collapsed like roadside kiosks.

Savings evaporated.

Businesses died.

Jobs vanished.

People suffered strokes, heartbreaks, and financial trauma.

But the chief architect of the disaster chose altitude over accountability, hoping distance would delete responsibility.

Sorry, sir.

Gravity still works.

Now, let us turn to Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former MASLOC CEO and patron saint of the “I’ll Be Back” School of Justice.

Convicted on 78 counts, not seven, not eight, but seventy-eight of corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, procurement breaches, and stealing, she was sentenced after a five-year trial by a competent High Court to 10 years’ imprisonment.

This was not WhatsApp justice.

This was not radio talk-show sentencing.

This was law being law.

And what did Madam Sedina do when justice called?

She too caught the famous Ghanaian Accountability Flu™ and travelled abroad for “medical treatment.”

A condition so serious it has lasted for years, yet never serious enough to require a return ticket to prison or an appeal filed in court.

Let us be honest:

Innocent people don’t sprint away from prison like Usain Bolt.

Innocent people don’t ghost the judiciary.

Innocent people don’t treat convictions like unread emails.

What makes this episode darker but refreshingly sane is that even her own party, the NDC refused to clap for nonsense. No propaganda. No “witch-hunt” choruses. Just silence.

That is what sanity looks like.

And here lies the punchline Ghana must finally swallow:

Corruption is not an NPP disease.

Corruption is not an NDC tradition.

Corruption is a bipartisan hobby.

One steals in red.

Another steals in blue.

Both suddenly develop medical emergencies when the handcuffs arrive.

Ghana has watched this show for too long:

Steal small money and go to prison.

Steal big money and go to America.

This country cannot survive on selective justice and VIP sicknesses.

We cannot build a nation where accountability is allergic to power and prisons are reserved for the poor.

So let it be said plainly, loudly, and without anesthesia:

Ken Ofori-Atta must return and answer the questions his actions and policies created.

Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu must return and serve her sentence or appeal it like every other citizen.

Anything else is not strategy.

It is cowardice with a passport.

If justice must now chase suspects across oceans, so be it.

At least it means the law has finally bought running shoes.

No more excuses.

No more medical miracles.

No more sacred cows.

Let the law bite.

Let accountability sting.

And for once, let Ghana laugh last.