'Halt US extradition requests until Ofori-Atta returns' - Ras Mubarak to Mahama

Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to suspend all pending and future extradition requests from the United States.

Reacting to a US immigration court's decision to grant former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta lawful permanent residency, Ras Mubarak argued that Ghana should also halt defence cooperation with the United States until Ofori-Atta is returned to face justice in Ghana.

US court grants Ken Ofori-Atta permanent residency

"Dear Mr President, I am respectfully appealing to you for Ghana to abort all pending and future extradition requests from the US, and for all defence cooperation with the US to be halted until Ken Ofori-Atta is returned to face our laws. It has to be quid pro quo. We have things the US wants, and it can't be business as usual.

"Please don't listen to the moderates in government because Ghanaians won't forgive you if we do not play hardball to get this done", he wrote.

A US immigration court on Monday, June 15, 2026, approved Ofori-Atta's I-485 petition, a key step in obtaining lawful permanent resident status in the United States.

According to his lawyer, Frank Davies, the court examined issues surrounding the criminal investigations and allegations leveled at the former minister in Ghana, including the earlier declaration by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that he was a fugitive from justice.

The court was told that the fugitive declaration was made while Ofori-Atta was receiving medical treatment in the United States and while his legal team was still engaging with investigators in Ghana.

A witness with expertise in international policing and INTERPOL procedures also reportedly questioned aspects of the process used by Ghanaian authorities in pursuing the case.

Ofori-Atta faces multiple criminal allegations in Ghana linked to financial irregularities, including claims that a contract awarded to Strategic Mobilisation Limited resulted in losses of more than GH¢1.4 billion to the state.

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