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Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that a formal extradition request for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and alleged accomplice Ernest Darko Akore has been transmitted to the United States. Speaking on Thursday, December 18, 2025, during the government’s Accountability Series, Dr. Ayine explained that the …

The United States government has clarified that although it is open to extradition requests from Ghana, the process is rarely swift due to well-established legal procedures that must be followed. Speaking at a media roundtable in Accra, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Ghana, Rolf Olson, explained that extradition requests are …