Now, those conversations have moved politicians who are regarded as the elite class of Ghanaian society, and who have found themselves in the hands of US law enforcement agencies for various legal breaches. Ken Ofori-Atta:Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s longest-serving Minister of Finance, is one of the notable Ghanaians who is in the grips of US law enforcement agencies. The former minister was detained by officials of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly overstaying in the US. Government files extradition request for Ken Ofori-AttaSedina Tamakloe-Attionu:Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, is the second Ghanaian politician in the hands of a US law enforcement agency. It is also believed to likely be in relation to an extradition request filed by the government of Ghana after her conviction in 2024.


Source:   GhanaWeb
January 22, 2026 14:38 UTC