Tag Archives: Ken Ofori-Atta

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is spending the night and possibly the next few days in the former Virginia Jail (Peumansend Creek Regional Jail), repurposed into a detention centre (The Caroline Detention Facility). This is a former regional jail repurposed to house immigration detainees under the United States Immigration and …

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over questions surrounding the status of his stay in the country, his legal team has confirmed. According to a statement released on the matter, Mr Ofori-Atta is currently cooperating fully with ICE while …

The Office of the Former President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has dismissed as a “total fabrication” a media report claiming he is seeking President John Mahama’s assurance of safe passage for his cousin and former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. In a rejoinder dated Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the office described …

Former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has undergone successful surgery for prostate cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, his family has confirmed. In a statement issued by his wife, Prof. Mrs. Angela Ofori-Atta, on Monday, June 16, she disclosed that the surgery — a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy — took …

The family of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is accusing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of abusing its administrative powers and violating Mr. Ofori-Atta’s fundamental human rights in an ongoing investigation. They are demanding the immediate withdrawal of an INTERPOL Red Notice issued against him and have submitted …

Interpol has listed Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as “Wanted” on its official website. This development follows a notice from the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which re-declared Ofori-Atta as wanted after he failed to appear for a scheduled interrogation on June 2. According to the Special Prosecutor at …

Sources close to former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta have confirmed that he will not be physically present in Ghana on June 2 to appear before the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as previously agreed. This, they explain, is due to an unexpected deterioration in his health condition. According to …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has directed former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to present himself in person at its headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025, warning that failure to do so will carry serious consequences. In a statement on Sunday, June 1, the OSP cautioned that should Mr. …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has warned that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will be re-listed as a wanted person if he fails to appear for questioning on June 2. In a statement acknowledging a lawsuit filed by Mr. Yaw Ofori-Atta, challenging the OSP’s earlier declaration that he …

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following its decision to declare him wanted. Ofori-Atta is seeking a court injunction to prevent the OSP from reissuing the declaration, which he claims is baseless and unjustified. The legal action follows the …