Providing details of the incident, Opoku said he received a directive to meet with the transition team when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) assumed office in 2017. They asked me the questions, I responded and that ended it,” he recounted on GH One TV on January 22, 2026. Reacting to issues surrounding former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Eric Opoku said no public officer should assume they are exempt from scrutiny once they leave office. He argued that accounting for one’s stewardship is a basic responsibility of public service and should not be treated as optional. “It is absolutely wrong for you to presume that you will not account for your stewardship as a public servant.
