Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has said that former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) must get involved in getting former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta back to Ghana for accountability.
Kpebu makes the point that Ghanaians gave the NPP and Mr Akufo-Addo the privilege to serve; therefore, they need to submit themselves to accountability.
“Akufo-Addo and the NPP should step in, we gave them the privilege to serve, they had all the privileges and today what we are getting is international embarrassment,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday January 24.
Kpebu had made the point that the huge investments that Ken Ofori-Atta has made in the United States make the extradition request by the government of Ghana a complicated fight.
Kpebu stated that, judging from the fact that America thrives on foreign investments, extraditing Ken Ofori-Atta will be a daunting task.
“The US thrives on a lot of foreign investments and debts. Japanese and Saudis have billions of investments in the US.
“Investing in America’s economy comes with protection….looking at everything, if we judge by paper, its a very complex fight, he has millions of investments in the US, complicating the fight,” Kpebu said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, January 24.
Mr Ofori-Atta appeared before a United States immigration court in Virginia on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as proceedings continue over his immigration status.
The hearing of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to April 27, 2026.
The hearing followed his detention in the United States after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him on January 6, 2026.
US authorities are arguing that the former finance minister no longer has lawful status to remain in the country after the revocation of his visitor visa.
The matter was heard at the Annandale Immigration Court before Immigration Judge David Gardey, focusing on a bond redetermination and a preliminary review of his case.
Court records indicate that Mr Ofori-Atta is currently being held at the Caroline Detention Center.
During the proceedings, counsel requested that both the bond hearing and the related master calendar hearing be closed to the public, citing the sensitive nature of issues expected to be raised.
Judge Gardey granted the request, ordering the hearings to be conducted privately and directing non-parties observing via Webex to exit the session before proceedings continued.
Mr Ofori-Atta faces multiple criminal charges in Ghana and has been declared wanted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in relation to allegations of corruption and corruption-related offences, including issues arising from the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited contract and other procurement matters.
