Ghana's former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on corruption allegations, has been detained in the US over issues related to his immigration status, his lawyers say. Ghana has previously requested Ofori-Atta's extradition, but his lawyers are challenging this, saying the allegations against him are politically motivated. Ofori-Atta left Ghana last year for medical reasons, his legal team said. Last February, prosecutors in Ghana declared the former minister a fugitive, alleging that he was trying to evade investigators. He was finance minister from January 2017 to February 2024, when the New Patriotic Party was in power.

Source: The Star January 08, 2026 21:28 UTC