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Ken Ofori-Atta

Former Minister of Finance of Ghana (2017–2024) who faces corruption-related charges brought by the Office of the Special Prosecutor at the High Court in Accra and is the subject of extradition proceedings in the United States.

ChargedLatest source dated 2026-08-10Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What is Ken Ofori-Atta’s legal position?

OSP corruption and corruption-related prosecution (The Republic v. Kenneth Ofori-Atta and others)

Charged

Current position. Ofori-Atta is charged but has not appeared before the Accra High Court; an arrest warrant is in force, Ghana's extradition request is before US courts, and his separate US immigration proceedings were ongoing as of mid-2026.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Authority
High Court (Criminal Division), Accra; Office of the Special Prosecutor; extradition via Ghana's Attorney-General
Status date
2026-07-21

History

  1. 2025-01-24 OSP informed him he was a suspect in four investigations and required his attendance on 10 February 2025.
  2. 2025-02-12 OSP declared him a wanted person and fugitive from justice.
  3. 2025-02-18 OSP removed his name from the wanted list after his lawyers proposed a return; attendance rescheduled for 2 June 2025. He also filed a lawsuit contesting the fugitive declaration.
  4. 2025-06-02 Did not attend; OSP re-listed him as wanted, triggered an INTERPOL Red Notice request and sent requests for provisional arrest and extradition.
  5. 2026-01-06 Detained in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), described by President Mahama as an immigration-status matter; the OSP said extradition had been initiated following the arrest.
  6. 2026-01-20 US immigration judge declined to rule on the government's bail-denial argument without documentary proof of Ghana's extradition request and ordered it produced by 19 February 2026.
  7. 2026-02-14 OSP reported that the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files directed deletion of the Red Notice; High Court summonses on multiple criminal charges sent for service in the US.
  8. 2026-03-30 President Mahama said Ghana had formally submitted an extradition request, which Ofori-Atta is contesting before US courts.
  9. 2026-06-16 OSP stated it was not involved in US immigration hearings, after media reports that he had been granted US permanent residency.
  10. 2026-07-21 OSP stated that a High Court, Accra arrest warrant is in force and that he remains a fugitive from justice in Ghana.
  11. 2026-08-27 Case The Republic v. Ken Ofori-Atta and 7 others listed for hearing on the OSP schedule.

Sources

  1. OSP Declares Kenneth Ofori-Atta FugitiveOffice of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2025-02-12, primary source
  2. Case Update: Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-AttaOffice of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2025-03, primary source
  3. Ongoing Cases and Wanted Suspect Announcement (press briefing, 2 June 2025)Office of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2025-06-02, primary source
  4. INTERPOL Decision Concerning Red Notice for Mr. Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-AttaOffice of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2026-02-14, primary source
  5. OSP Clarifies Distinction Between U.S. Immigration Proceedings and Criminal Case Against Ofori-AttaOffice of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2026-07-21, primary source
  6. Ken Ofori-Atta, Bissue and Adjei among OSP cases set to resume after Supreme Court rulingYen.com.gh, 2026-08-10, secondary source
  7. Supreme Court declares OSP Act constitutional but A-G can discontinue any proceedings by OSPGraphic Online, 2026-07-29, secondary source
  8. Immigration hearing - Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-AttaOffice of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana, 2026-06-16, primary source
  9. US judge demands proof of extradition as Ken Ofori-Atta remains in ICE custodyUnivers (University of Ghana), 2026-01-21, secondary source
  10. Mahama: Ofori-Atta extradition lies with US courts, Ghana has no controlGraphic Online, 2026-03-31, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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