The High Court in Accra has adjourned the corruption trial involving former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and seven others to January 29, 2026, for a Case Management Conference (CMC).
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd), the Member of Parliament for Jaman South and former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), appeared in court as the sixth accused (A6).
He pleaded not guilty to eight counts of corruption and corruption-related offences in the case titled The Republic v Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and seven others.
Colonel Damoah had been absent at the previous hearing, prompting concerns about service of process. The court had declined to issue a bench warrant, noting that he was engaged in parliamentary duties at the time.
The court granted him bail in the sum of GH₵50 million with two sureties, each to be justified. Additional conditions include depositing his passport and all travel documents at the court registry, placement on the Ghana Immigration Service stop list at all entry and exit points, and weekly reporting to the lead investigator at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The sureties are also required to submit copies of their Ghana Cards to the registry.
The prosecution was directed to file and serve witness statements and all disclosure documents on the accused persons at least two clear days before the CMC on January 29, 2026.
Accused persons three to eight (A3 to A8) were ordered to file the names and addresses of any witnesses they intend to call in their defence, along with any supporting statements or documents, within the same timeframe.
The prosecution informed the court that efforts are ongoing through Mutual Legal Assistance to secure the appearance of the first and second accused, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and his former aide Ernest Darko Akore, both believed to be outside the jurisdiction.
The case is on the back of allegations of corruption and procurement breaches related to revenue assurance contracts awarded to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) by the GRA, which prosecutors say caused significant financial loss to the state.