Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has reaffirmed his office’s commitment to ensuring the extradition of former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, despite reports suggesting challenges in the process.

Providing an update at a press conference on Thursday, October 30, 2025, he said the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is working closely with the Office of the Attorney General to complete the extradition procedures.

He stressed that the process is on course and will not be derailed by speculation or misinformation.

“It’s unfortunate that there’s been talk about dockets and we’ve refused to give the docket and all. That is beside the point; that is not the issue at all,” he stated.

“The issue is that you need to get it right the first time; you don’t keep going back and forth.”

He further clarified that legal processes are being meticulously followed to ensure Ofori-Atta's return to face justice, emphasising that he will still be extradited even if he has US citizenship.

“US citizenship status doesn’t prevent extradition. We will not give up; we will still move on with the processes and ensure that Ghanaians become less restive and appreciate the work we’re doing with the Attorney General,” Kissi Agyebeng noted.

The OSP has announced that it will charge Ken Ofori-Atta and five other former government officials by the end of November 2025, following a detailed investigation into alleged corruption and financial irregularities linked to contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).

“The outcome of the investigation is that the OSP will charge the following persons with various corruption and corruption-related offences before the end of November 2025,”

Ofori-Atta was first identified by the OSP in January 2025 as a suspect in several corruption-related cases, including alleged irregularities in contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), expenditures linked to the National Cathedral project, and issues in health and tax refund operations.

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He was declared a fugitive in February 2025 after failing to honour multiple OSP summonses.

His lawyers later requested that his name be removed from the wanted list, promising he would return. However, after he again failed to appear before the OSP in June 2025, his fugitive status was reinstated and the OSP indicated it would pursue extradition while maintaining the Interpol Red Notice.

Ten months after being first declared a fugitive, Ofori-Atta has neither been arrested in the United States nor voluntarily returned to Ghana.



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