Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has revealed that the initial thinking surrounding the extradition of Ghanaian socialite Abu Trica was to delay the process until former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was also returned to Ghana.
Speaking on TV3’s current affairs programme, The KeyPoints, Kpebu explained that while Abu Trica’s extradition was widely expected, the preference was for it to happen simultaneously with Ofori-Atta’s return.
“We all knew that someday, somehow, it was possible that Abu Trica would be extradited, but we were hoping to delay it as much as possible until Ken Ofori-Atta was also brought back,” he said.
According to him, the idea was to have both developments occur at the same time.
“Until Ken Ofori-Atta is also brought, or we do an exchange. At the time we are handing over Abu Trica, we are also receiving Ofori-Atta,” Kpebu stated.
He clarified that there is no opposition to Abu Trica’s extradition itself, but rather the timing of the process.
“So as for extradition, it wasn’t a problem” he added, indicating that the preference was to synchronise the two developments.
Martin Kpebu’s remarks suggest that the initial plan was to align Abu Trica’s extradition with efforts to secure the return of Ken Ofori-Atta, a move he implied would have served Ghana’s interests better.
By Joseph Owusu Worae
