Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, has said his outfit cannot just show up in the United States to arrest Ofori-Atta and bring him back to face prosecution.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, even though they know where Ken Ofori-Atta is, it is a complex one that may require patience.
Speaking on the KSM Show on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Kissi Agyebeng detailed, “… We believe he is in the States, and we’ve always believed that he was there. Indeed, before we put him on the Interpol red notice, we know he left the States on one or two occasions, but we believe he is in the States, and we know the area in which he lives.
“The person lives in the United States, Kissi Agyebeng, Office of the Special Prosecutor, and even the Ghana army can’t just go into the US, spring him up and bring him,” he said.
He further highlighted that the process could face several roadblocks from US authorities, with the president also potentially blocking the extradition even if a court agrees for Ofori-Atta to be returned, adding that no specific timeline can be set for the return of the former minister.
“… That’s why I was joking about it that if he lived in Agbogba he would be with us as we are speaking. But since it is in a foreign country, I cannot put a date on it. And even then, the central authority, in respect of its extradition matters in the US could decide one thing, and the President of the United States can step on it, block it and say no,” he explained.
He added, “So far as he is in the United States of America, we cannot put a date on it that we are bringing him today, or tomorrow… Anyone who talks with certainty that in an extradition process you are going to get the person at all cost, certainly doesn’t know what he’s about.”
Also, Kissi Agyebeng admitted that the Office of the Special Prosecutor was powerless under the former Akufo-Addo government.
The Special Prosecutor revealed that the OSP saw former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta leaving Ghana after the 2024 elections, but they were powerless.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, the OSP lacked the operational backing required to enforce any travel restrictions.
Kissi Agyebeng clarified, “We didn’t watch him leave; we were powerless, that is the truth. We saw him leave, but we couldn’t prevent him from leaving the airport.
We don’t control the airport, we don’t control the exit point. Let’s face facts, before John Dramani Mahama was sworn in on 7th January, Nana Akufo-Addo was the president, who was his cousin.
Now we can rely on the Ghana Immigration Service to block someone, but at the time he left, you call up Immigration, no one will bother to respond to you”, he added.
He further added, “When he left, the President was Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo at the time he left. We were not getting the cooperation at the time from other security agencies”.
“National Security, no (cooperation at the time), situation is different now, National Signal Bureau, no, at the time, the situation is different now, National Intelligence Bureau, zero, at the time, the situation is different now, I mean the security set up was against the OSP, so we will not be able to perform our job, this was the situation,” he disclosed.
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