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Meet John Ashcroft: The former US Attorney General 'fighting' to stop Ofori-Atta’s deportation

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  • FRANKIE 3 days ago

    At the end of the day, part of the millions of stolen dollars is going back to where the money was borrowed as legal fees. Ken must surely see the inside of Nsawam!

  • Blue Pen 3 days ago

    Running away, nobody taa nodo.... KK Kabobo.

    Hei, Thief Ken, why are you running away from accountability if you are not a thief? Pls, come and prove the naysayers, who have turned your name into filthy rags and are trampl ...
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  • prophet mohammed was a sick dog 3 days ago

    Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
    Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper................Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.........You can join ex-muslim groups online and be sa ...
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  • Kwaku dua 3 days ago

    The US democrat party was supporting Nana Addo and his criminal government

  • Obibini 3 days ago

    The NPP should never be allowed to govern again. They are a bunch of liars and thieves.

  • John Martin 3 days ago

    Another dirty addicted idiot

  • Kwame panin 3 days ago

    The court of public opinion is truly skewed. Ken has not been tried an some people are calling him a thief. It is because of our tainted judicial system.

  • Atta Kay 3 days ago

    You're lying Ken Ofori Atta was tried in NDC Foolish Soldiers Propaganda Court and convicted for 50yrs. As for the crime he committed they will not tell us till they grab him and put him in EOCO cells for humiliation.

  • Nana Yaw 3 days ago

    Why is he running away if he has not done anything wrong? Why is he willing to pay so much (judging from the quality of the lawyer he is hiring) to prevent his deportation to Ghana if he is innocent?

  • Kojo poku-London UK 3 days ago

    Akuffo Addo-brought ALL these confusion in the NPP. Akuffo Addo-is NOT a TEAM PLAYER. Akuffo Addo-against THE TRADITION OF THE UP-PP-PFP-NPP-United Party-Progress Party-Popular Front Party-New Patriotic Party, brought a COMPL ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 3 days ago

    Sanction the arrogant dwarf Akuffo Addo and his 43 family members for being unpatriotic, TRAITORS who have brought SHAME AND GOVERNANCE DISREPUTE and committed economic crimes against mother Ghana.
    Akuffo Addo-brought ALL t ...
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  • Subsidise petrol to reduce petrol cost not cedi dollar 3 days ago

    Subsidise petrol to reduce petrol cost not cedi dollar, it's still why things are so expensive. This is how China's economy grew.
    Subsidise petrol to make it cost less, this will drive down prices and encourage alot and alo ...
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  • Kwame 3 days ago

    So sad , Frankie. It is a tragedy of Shakespearean proposition. He has looted this poor country for expensive lawyers

  • Kwaku Tee 3 days ago

    If American govt and Donald Trump truly respect Ghana govt they shd deport Ken Ofori Atta without this long court procedure. Mind you the man was our former Finance Minister, he needs to come down and explain some of his deci ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 3 days ago

    Uncle Sam’s country does not work like that. It is a place of law and order. Even
    Trump can’t deport him just like that before a legal justification. It is not like the AFRC and PNDC era of Rawlings. According to what I ...
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  • Nzema K 3 days ago

    And where was the law and order when they evaded Venezuela and arrested their president.

    Just say America is a country with selected interests.

  • Kwaku Tee 3 days ago

    @ Frank Agyena-Karikari
    I hate to see the JJ Rawlings type of revolution again in Ghana, which never helped the nation.What I mean is the Americans shd consider our interest and make the process faster.Somebody wants to do ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 3 days ago

    @ Frank Agyena Karikari

    Are you mad? Why is Donald Trump fabricated trump up charges against James Comey the Former FBI Director and Leticia James? The Western world is the MOST CORRUPT DEMOCRACIES. Donald Trump has withdr ...
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  • Sappey Agboh 3 days ago

    Get your facts right. ICE had confided in Ambassador Smith that, his Akyem cousin is medically fit to face justice. Ken's visa was revoked upon application by the Attorney General of Ghana. There's no way the US DOJ will perm ...
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  • they say they say 3 days ago

    Your choice of words exposes you as very hollow, incoherent and a confused individual. Even though you tried so hard to show in your write-up that you belong in the akyem click, you're not known anywhere near it. So bring you ...
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  • JULOR CAESAR 2 days ago

    You seem to forget that the Trump administration keeps shirking the law by refusing to follow court orders in the USA regarding its immigration arrests and its deployment of National Guard soldiers in States that Trump loathe ...
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  • Respectable shithole country? 3 days ago

    @ Kwaku Tee. Does shithole country imply respect?

  • Black knight 3 days ago

    You should know the only things the USA President Trump knows is money and power, if Ghana wants this man back so bad, then they better dig deep into their Gold Reserves to sway him.

  • The law is the law 3 days ago

    He is just another lawyer in USA who became an attorney General. He's not among the top lawyers in USA. He dies not even come close. The US courts are not kangaroo courts. Over there the law is the law.

  • Nii 3 days ago

    Did you get this information from NDC Foolish Soldiers Propaganda School? I hope you will not tell your friends Dr Ayine is an "ordinary lawyer " in Ghana.

  • Abdulaziz--Accra 3 days ago

    The lawyer just wanted part of the loot. If not why enquiring Dominic Ayine whether Ofori Atta would be given a fair hearing and treatment. So Ken and NPP aren't ashame defending this disgraceful attitude of Ken Ofori Atta, t ...
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  • Nii 3 days ago

    Our current President still has his name in the British, French & American courts on his involvement with the Airbus SE bribery case.Are NDC Followers ashamed to have him as their President?

  • they say they say 3 days ago

    Since when does govt official 1 means president. Fools will remain Fools no matter what

  • JULOR CAESAR 2 days ago

    Nii, keep on hallucinating. When you finally wake up from your year-long dreaming, you'll realize that Ghana voters laughed at your NPP Airbus lies and deceptions at the polls in 2024.

  • Dauda 3 days ago

    WE HAVE GOLD,TIMBER,MANGANESE,COCOA,BAUXITE EVEN OIL..DID OFORI ATTA TAKE THEM AWAY TO UNITED STATES???? JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS NDC CROOCKS WILL MESS UP AND BLAME OFORI ATTA...

  • Dollar Music 3 days ago

    Autistic fool from uncivilized family

  • The 3 days ago

    GPRTU has started their nonsense on our roads this morning again. This is what passengers want President Mahama to talk about.Enough of Ken Ofori Atta nonsense.

  • they say they say 3 days ago

    You can go to hell. Don't you know Ghana needs Ofori atta stolen money to build roads

  • Blue Pen 3 days ago

    @Dollar Music. Don't be silly. If you have an issue with someone, deal with that person. Don't insult or ridicule innocent people based on their medical condition. I agree, though, that Dauda didn't make any sense in his c ...
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  • Nana 3 days ago

    Massa it's as if without Ken Ofori Atta in Ghana nothing goes on.Can't the AG & NDC tell us the man's crime?Do they need him to come & stand in front of them every morning b4 they can do their investigation?What if he comes ...
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  • they say they say 3 days ago

    Ah what did you say? "Can't the AG and ndc tell us the man's crime " So does it mean you have been in a cave the whole time? continue to stay there..we're trying to build a country

  • Ibrahim 3 days ago

    Twaaaaa, no hiding place for criminals. Ken can even go and hire the prez but universal justice will speak for the innocent people of Ghana and the money he stole

  • An 3 days ago

    He can hire a chief Satan as his lawyer he will still come to Ghana to face his charges

  • Papakyene 3 days ago

    Bullshit, law is law

  • Gee 3 days ago

    Americans will take your money and send you back to the jungle

  • Nautica 3 days ago

    That guy is a pu.ssy. A very greedy and foolish attorney General. Ghana should try a double ofori atta 's offer to him and may be he will back down from the defence of the gyimigyimi ofori atta.

  • Ken Ofori Attta 3 days ago

    Hahaha, not all money is choppable my brother ! Just come and face justice, that's all !

  • Obempe Mensah 3 days ago

    Then Abu trica is not going anywhere you keep our thief we keep yours too simple allow Abu trica go and enjoy his money

  • Forlifive 3 days ago

    If not wickedness during his ofori atta's tenure how come insisting on staying in another man's country as a wealthy man whilst your country is yawning for you. Wicked npp administration and crooks. Wicked people

  • Achakanapaya 3 days ago

    Npp Nation wreckers are not even ashamed of themselves.
    How can Ofori Atta be running away from his own Country Chaiiii.
    Just because he is a complete criminal who hide behind the Bible to commit crime. Npp Thieves and lair ...
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  • Jkmee 3 days ago

    The NPP and nanaborrowmia government never respected Ghanaians. They rendered the country poor and bankrupt and runaway to their masters

  • Nkrumah’s propaganda- Nkrumah never makes mistakes 3 days ago

    Communists’ propaganda rom NDC. We all live to see their end.

  • Nkrumah’s propaganda- Nkrumah never makes mistakes 3 days ago

    Rom = from

  • Kojo poku-London UK 3 days ago

    Akuffo Addo-brought ALL these confusion in the NPP. Akuffo Addo-is NOT a TEAM PLAYER. Akuffo Addo-against THE TRADITION OF THE UP-PP-PFP-NPP-United Party-Progress Party-Popular Front Party-New Patriotic Party, brought a COMPL ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 3 days ago

    Akuffo Addo-brought ALL these confusion in the NPP. Akuffo Addo-is NOT a TEAM PLAYER. Akuffo Addo-against THE TRADITION OF THE UP-PP-PFP-NPP-United Party-Progress Party-Popular Front Party-New Patriotic Party, brought a COMPL ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 3 days ago

    Sanction the arrogant dwarf Akuffo Addo and his 43 family members for being unpatriotic, TRAITORS who have brought SHAME AND GOVERNANCE DISREPUTE and committed economic crimes against mother Ghana.
    Akuffo Addo-brought ALL t ...
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  • Yaw Koofori Ofori Atta will miss Ghana...akrantier & snail abunu-abunu etc 3 days ago

    For me, the sight of Koofori in handcuffs alone is enough. If he doesn't want to return to Ghana, leave him there. This same invincible, "me ntie obia'a" minister who treated his party and Ghanaians with such contempt that ...
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  • SSK 3 days ago

    Aah, Ghanaweb !!! Is Tuesday the January 19? How can you miss basic yet very important information like date? It appears your editorial board is either sleeping on the job or not serious. It's embarrassing !!!

  • Appiah 3 days ago

    Today is 19th February 2026, who read your story before it's comes out.

  • SSK 3 days ago

    You people are not serious. Is Tuesday the 19th of January?

  • Appiah 3 days ago

    Today is 19th February 2026, who read your story before it's comes out. Ndc exonerated all those who have been accused of stealing and were in court and now chasing npp people with the same charges, what kind of country is th ...
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  • May 3 days ago

    Means this ofori atta knows what he has done, he did all the dirty job for the akyem Mafians. Runaway finance minister 3bi nsi da

  • Wgoku 3 days ago

    Ken Ofori-Attah may as well die in the US and buried in a HALL OF SHAME. The cousin of most fraudulent president in the history of Ghana might have stolen billions of dollars and if ready to give spend half on American to kee ...
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  • E. E 3 days ago

    Ghanaians should tell npp to go bring ofori atta other wise no vote for them simple.

  • Mr no nonsense 3 days ago

    You people are just posting nonsense, so who is fighting too for sediamo tamaklo from being deported,useless post

  • La Pleasure man 3 days ago

    Tuesday 19/01/26?
    Ghanaweb becomes more and more a joke..

  • TonyB 3 days ago

    What is he afraid of. If he knows he has done no wrong he should come and exonerate himself in court

  • Jim 3 days ago

    Ofori-Atta has the privilege to live his life wherever he chooses without any hindrance. However, he needs to come back to Ghana to account for his stewardship as the ex-minister. Why is he making it look like he doesn't wa ...
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  • Nyameba 3 days ago

    The judicial system in Ghana is very corrupt so Ken Ofori Atta is not going to get justice. The corrupt NDC government has planned to destroy his reputation by jailing him so he is not coming to Ghana period

  • The wise one 3 days ago

    A complete insult to humanity; you know the best lawyers but you don't know the laws?

  • Ed 3 days ago

    The US ain't Ghana they don't give a damn about who you're lawyer is or was, especially when it comes to corrupt African politicians. Hypocritical I know because they are the most corrupt people but hey, such is life. The sma ...
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  • Komfort you have stolen more than you can chew 3 days ago

    Koofori the thief. Abuakwa koronfour, Kyebi mugu yaro
    Nana Chief Thief of Ofori payin fie. 3hy are you running?

  • Kwame 3 days ago

    He has looted so much from this poor country to hire super expensive lawyers. That is the paradox of Africa

  • sosu 3 days ago

    a press conference ndc party attorney general of ghana a fine case but you have made it openly political witchhunt a manisfesto you guys has freed many of your party leaders who caused financial blunder to ghana.you ndc lea ...
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  • Keane 3 days ago

    apply for extension on health grounds . Denied
    Apply on political persecution. Denied
    Then he will appeal to higher court - will be denied
    Then Supreme Court - will be denied
    He will also ask for home arrest - denied ...
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  • Quei 3 days ago

    YEP OFFRI AINT GOING NOWHERE WITH THIS POWERFUL ATTORNEY ON HIS SIDE

  • Nana Adusei 2 days ago

    NPP government, NEVER AGAIN

  • Isaac Kusi, Bronx, NY. 2 days ago

    You are throwing dust into people's eyes. John Ashcroft contested a senate seat with a dead man in Missouri and the dead man won the seat. Check the 2000 Senate election between Mel Carnahan and John Ashcroft. Mel died in a p ...
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  • Nameless 2 days ago

    In court do we speak personality or the law with facts?
    Who is Ashcroft at all when Ofori Attah is needed in ghana?

  • JULOR CAESAR 2 days ago

    Nothing but a waste of looted Ghana money on a lawyer to fight a case that this looting Ofori-Atta knows he has no chance of winning. The USA should not allow itself to be a place of refuge for thieving Ghana politicians. Ofo ...
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