The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has expressed considerable confidence that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will return to Ghana.
According to the minister, the U.S. Justice Department is actively pursuing an extradition request.
This disclosure was made during an interview on the sidelines of a recent public event.
The minister noted that he has been closely following the former minister’s U.S. immigration case and has received confidential updates on the matter.
“I monitored the hearing yesterday, and I have had reports from the United States regarding what has happened and what may happen, but these are confidential discussions,” he said. “The Justice Department is working on the extradition request. I am very hopeful.”
Mr Ofori-Atta appeared before Immigration Judge David A. Gardey at a U.S. court in Virginia on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
He has been dragged to court on grounds he no longer has lawful status to remain in the country following the revocation of his visitor visa.
The hearing focused primarily on his bail application, where his lawyers argued for him to be released on bond.
The court adjourned the proceedings after U.S. state attorneys opposed the bail application, arguing that Ghana has allegedly submitted an extradition request.
The presiding judge did not rule on the matter, indicating that there was a lack of documentary evidence, and directed the federal government to submit proof of any extradition request on or before February 19, 2026.
Commenting on this, the Ghanaian minister stated that “What is happening now is in relation to immigration law violations. That is separate and distinct from the extradition request. The Justice Department would have to formally file that before the immigration judge,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
