Frank Davies, Shut Up! and Tell Your Kutunkunuku to Return and Face Prosecution -Kofi Asante
Lawyer Frank Davies! We see the performance, the smokescreen, the theatrics. But enough is enough. Your repeated defense of Ken “Kuntunkunuku” Ofori-Atta has crossed from zealous advocacy into the realm of public spectacle. Your jeers at the Special Prosecutor, your accusations of “media gimmicks,” your scolding of press briefings, they reek of desperation, not justice.
Let me be clear: the people of Ghana do not care for rhetorical acrobatics. They demand accountability. They demand that culpable public officials be held accountable for the misuse of public funds. If your client is innocent, let him stand in the full glare of open court, subject to cross-examination, not paraded through radio waves as though public sentiment is his verdict.
The facts are tendered, not for debate, for duty.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), under the authority conferred by the 1992 Constitution and the OSP Act (Act 959), has declared that serious financial irregularities have been unearthed involving the former Finance Ministry, the Ghana Revenue Authority, and contracting parties linked to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd.
The OSP has announced its intention to charge Ofori-Atta and others by November 2025. When Ofori-Atta neglects lawful summons while treating in foreign lands, offering only vague medical letters, the OSP declares him a fugitive and escalates to extradition initiatives.
Interpol has even issued a red notice at Ghana’s request for the ex-minister’s possible detention and return.
These are not matters for sound bites, they are grave legal and constitutional questions. The OSP is not your podium, and you are not entitled to dominate the narrative while the law stirs behind the scenes.
If the Special Prosecutor somehow violates constitutional provisions, oversteps authority, abuses process, tramples rights, invoke the courts. That is the proper path. But do not stand in the open, insulting institutions while hiding your client in foreign medical complexes, and demanding media apologies instead of legal responses.
Advice to Frank Davies:
- Silence the microphone, pick up the brief: Let your advocacy return to the courtroom, where arguments matter most.
- Tell Kuntunkunuku to return home: No more excuses for indefinite stay abroad. If the evidence is weak, prove it with facts and cross-examination, not with a public relations campaign.
- Stop casting suspicion on the OSP’s motive: If the OSP missteps, challenge them through the judicial system. But do not belittle an anti-corruption institution while shielding alleged misconduct with mock outrage.
- Respect the public’s right to accountability: You serve a client, yes, but Ghana, the citizens, deserve closure, truth, and transparency.
In sum, Frank Davies, shut up with your theatrics. Do your job, defend your client vigorously, but within the law. And advise Ken Ofori-Atta to come home, face the charges, and let right prevail. Anything less demeans our democracy.
