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The CHRAJ Commissioner, Joseph Whittal, has called on former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to return to Ghana to account for his stewardship of the country’s public finances, stressing that accountability in public office is not optional. Speaking on January 23, Mr Joseph Whittal assured the former finance minister that his fundamental human rights would be […]
Ken Ofori-Atta ICE detention: Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has revealed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is apprehensive about returning to Ghana, citing concerns over how he may be treated upon arrival. Speaking on TV3’s The KeyPoints programme on January 17, Ambassador Smith disclosed that Ofori-Atta’s fears were […]
Ken Ofori-Atta Moved from US Detention: Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has confirmed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been moved from the Caroline Detention Facility in the United States, where he was previously being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Speaking on TV3’s Key Points […]
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has raised strong concerns about the credibility and seriousness of the charges brought against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta by Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Speaking on Key Points, a current affairs programme on TV3, on Saturday, January 17, 2026, the legal practitioner described the prosecution’s […]
Ken Extradition: Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that the United States government has assured Ghana of its cooperation in ongoing efforts to extradite former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to face legal proceedings in Ghana. The […]
Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai, has clarified that the United States visa of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, was revoked in June 2025, contrary to earlier reports suggesting that the visa had merely expired. According to him, this information represents the official position received by the Attorney-General’s Office from relevant authorities. Speaking on KeyPoints on TV3 […]
Ofori-Atta Arrest: Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has revealed that the arrest of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was a targeted enforcement action, and not part of any general immigration raid. Speaking on KeyPoints in an exclusive interview with Alfred Ocansey on Friday, January 10, Manasseh […]
Legal counsel for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has confirmed that his client has formally applied for an extension of his stay in the United States on medical grounds. Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story programme on Thursday, January 8, Mr. Davies explained that former Finance Minister Mr. Ofori-Atta travelled to the United […]
Ken Ofori Atta Detained by ICE in the US: The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly taken former Ghanaian Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, into custody over questions surrounding his current immigration status in the United States. This development was disclosed in a public notice issued on January 7 by his […]