The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the declaration by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta is a fugitive, calling it "unreasonable".

At a press conference held at the party’s headquarters on Thursday in response to the OSP's actions, the National Organiser of the party, Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, strongly condemned the OSP's decision.

He stated, "Mr Ken Ofori-Atta can never be a fugitive. He is not a fugitive, and he will never be a fugitive. The OSP got it wrong."

Nana B further clarified that since taking public office in 2017, the former minister has always addressed any legal matters he was involved in and will continue to do so with the current case.

He also cautioned the OSP against making "sensational statements" that provoke public emotions and create unnecessary drama, stressing that the matter could have been resolved more appropriately through official correspondence.

He then assured the OSP that the former minister would return to the country to assist with the investigation once he had completed his medical treatment in the USA.

On Wednesday, February 12, the Office of the Special Prosecutor declared the former minister a fugitive.

He declared him a fugitive because he refused to make himself available to respond to possible cases of corruption.

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