Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine has disclosed that a formal request has been submitted to United States authorities for the extradition of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to Ghana to face prosecution over alleged corruption charges.
At a press briefing on Thursday, December 18, 2025, Dr. Ayine said “I have formally transmitted a request for the extradition of former finance minister, Ken Ofori-atta and his Chef de Cabinet, Ernest Darko Akore.”
On November 19, 2025, the Attorney-General’s Office received a formal request from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to initiate extradition proceedings for Kenneth Ofori-Atta and Ernest Darko Akore from the United States of America to face prosecution in Ghana.
According to the Attorney-General, following a preliminary review of the extradition request by an international unit cooperating with the A-G’s office, it was observed that certain aspects of the request required clarification and enhancement in other to align with the applicable legal and procedural requirements.
In a letter dated November 25, 2025, the A-G’s office communicated these observations to the OSP and requested supplementary documentation to ensure completeness of the extradition request.
On December 9, 2025 the OSP provided the requested additional documentation and addressed the observation which were suggested to the Office.
This finalized the extradition request packages which was subsequently transmitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for onward transmission to the competent authorities to the United States of America, that is the Department of Justice of the United States.
Following the submission of the request, it is expected that the Department of Justice in the United States will make a determination on the request whether or not to extradite Ofori-Atta and Ernest Darko Akore.
“At this point, it is left with the to the American authorities especially the Judicial authorities to make a determination on whether a sufficient basis exists for the two accused persons to be extradited to Ghana to stand trial,” the Attorney-General stated.
On Tuesday, November 18, the OSP formally charged former Minister for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and 7 others with 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences.
Ernest Darko Akore, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, Ammishaddai Owusu Amoah, Isaac Crenstil, Kwadwo Damoah, Evans Adusei, and Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML).
Mr Ofori-Atta will be tried in absentia because he has not returned to Ghana from his trip to the United States.
- Ernest Akore, former Chef de Cabinet to the former Minister of Finance
- Emmanuel Kofi Nti, former Commissioner-General of the GRA
- Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Commissioner-General of the GRA
- Isaac Crentsil, former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the GRA and General Manager for Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited
- Kwadwo Damoah, former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the GRA and Member of Parliament for Jaman South
It is recalled that at a press briefing on Thursday, October 30, following a comprehensive investigation, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said the investigation uncovered evidence of serious financial irregularities involving top officials of the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), as well as individuals connected to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
Mr Agyebeng explained that each of the named individuals will face charges of corruption and corruption-related offences before the end of next month.
“The outcome of the investigation is that the OSP will charge the following persons with various corruption and corruption-related offences before the end of November 2025,” the OSP said.
