The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that Ghana has formally transmitted an extradition request for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and an alleged accomplice, Ernest Darko Akore, from the United States.
Dr Ayine made the disclosure on Thursday, December 18, 2025, during the government’s Accountability Series, where he outlined steps taken by his office following a request from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
According to him, the extradition process was initiated on November 19, 2025, when the OSP submitted a formal request seeking the commencement of extradition proceedings against the two individuals over alleged financial loss to the state linked to the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) case.
He explained that an initial assessment by the International Cooperation Unit of the Attorney-General’s Department identified gaps in the documentation provided by the OSP.
“As a result, we communicated our observations to the Office of the Special Prosecutor in a letter dated November 25 and requested additional documentation to ensure completeness,” Dr Ayine said.
He noted that the OSP addressed the concerns and submitted supplementary documents on December 9, 2025, paving the way for the request to be finalised.
The completed extradition request was subsequently forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 10, 2025, for onward transmission to the United States, particularly the US Department of Justice.
Dr Ayine emphasised that the matter is now in the hands of American authorities, who will determine whether the legal threshold for extradition has been met.
