The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour, has strongly questioned the legal grounds upon which the court issued an arrest warrant for former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, in connection with the recent extradition developments.
Speaking during an interview with Channel One TV on October 24, 2025, the MP stated that the court’s order appeared to have been based on insufficient information, potentially overlooking the accused’s fundamental human rights.
“All this while, what the OSP was doing was much ado about nothing…Now it is clear when you went for your INTERPOL RED ALERT on what basis did the court made that order for the arrest warrant for Ken Ofori-Atta? And this is why im saying the courts are failing us in this regard… it appears the order was made on scanty information,” Nana Agyei Baffour stated.
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He further suggested a broader issue with judicial understanding of constitutional law concerning basic rights.
“It is obvious that the order may have been made on very scanty information. That is without regard to the fundamental human rights of this country and the constitution of Ghana… ,” he added.
To support his argument, the MP drew a comparison to the Supreme Court’s rulings that a person charged with murder, defilement, or rape is entitled to bail, a right he said is rooted in the Constitution.
He argued that when state prosecutors were allowed to easily deny bail in the past, it led to abuse.
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Nana Agyei Baffour recounted a case he personally handled where a young National Service man, newly hired by a major bank, was falsely accused of defilement and held in custody for nine months due to the prevailing legal situation at the time.
“I fought and fought and fought and fought by the grace of God, he had his liberty. And that is why I’m passionate about these things and people don’t understand,” he shared.
He warned that courts should not give a “pass” to state authorities, whose powers are already strengthened by law, stressing that the courts must stand as the bulwark between the state and the ordinary person.
The Manhyia South MP reiterated that Ken Ofori-Atta, regardless of his situation, is entitled to full legal protection.
He then focused on the Attorney General’s position regarding the extradition process.
“The fundamental basis is that there should be a charge against Ken Ofori-Atta,” the MP argued.
He further pointed out the contradiction between the Attorney General’s press conference and the requirement for an actual charge.
He noted that the Attorney General himself had stated that in jurisdictions like the US, an extradition order would not be made without an official charge, yet the domestic proceedings appeared to move forward without one at the time the press conferences were held.
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