Angela Ofori-Atta: My husband is ready to cooperate with Special Prosecutor
Prof. Mrs. Angela Ofori-Atta, wife of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has reiterated her husband’s willingness to cooperate with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in its ongoing investigations.
This statement comes amid a tense standoff between Mr. Ofori-Atta and the OSP following the office’s redeclaration of the former minister as wanted.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has insisted on Mr. Ofori-Atta’s physical presence for questioning, rejecting the proposal for a video interview as inappropriate and out of step with the seriousness of the ongoing corruption probe.
Mr. Agyebeng emphasised that a suspect in a criminal investigation does not dictate the methods of the investigative body and that the OSP would not countenance such conduct.
But in an interview on Citi Eyewitness News on Monday June 16, she emphasised that her husband has consistently expressed his readiness to engage with the OSP.
She noted that he had offered to answer questions through his legal representatives and had also proposed a video interview, both of which are legally permissible.
She further quoted her husband’s sentiments, stating, “He is ready to talk to the special prosecutor so that the Special Prosecutor can continue with his investigation. First of all he said you can ask my lawyers whatever questions you want to ask and I will respond through my lawyers and then secondly he has said if you would rather talk to me please let’s do the video.
“These are allowed by law so Kenneth is ready. The Lord did not give us a spirit of timidity but of courage, love and self-discipline. He has always been ready to talk about his work.”
Meanwhile, Ofori-Atta’s wife has also confirmed that her husband has undergone successful surgery for prostate cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
She disclosed that the surgery — a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy — took place on Friday, June 13, and lasted over four hours.
“The doctors are pleased with how the procedure went and will now place him on a postoperative regime,” she added.
Source: citinewsroom
